Class 31 - 31301 Railfreight Red-Stripe Livery_DRS improved its ticketing arrangements and

improved its ticketing arrangements and introduced new on-track plant and shunting locomotives

Wagon B 25073

Refurbished 'split' nose grilles

Notably this was one of just four members of the fleet to feature unpainted front windscreen frames during the mid to late 1970s

Class 31 - 31301 Railfreight Red-Stripe Livery_DRS improved its ticketing arrangements and31301 Railfreight Red Stripe Developed from the large logo scheme, when the original Railfreight grey livery was launched on 58001 in December 1982 it was lifted by the addition of a red bufferbeam and solebars. However, when the paintjob was first rolled out on the Class 31s as they left Doncaster after Heavy General Overhaul from March 1985 only the red bufferbeams were carried over, the red lower body band not being introduced until January 1987 on