The cabside of the NLR's resident 31289 'Phoenix' at Pitsford and Brampton station. For some reason, the NLR has painted and maintained the class 31 in this slightly odd livery. 31289 was first allocated to Gateshead and moved to several depots before being withdrawn from service at Tinsley and stored at Bescot near Birmingham. Final withdrawal occurred in March 1992 at Bescot Depot with it arriving at Lamport in 1998. Apart from a brief stay at the Rushden Transport Museum railway, it has been at the NLR ever since.
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