R30196 Hornby Railroad Plus BR InterCity, Class 31, A1A-A1A, 31454 ‘The Heart of Wessex’ – Era 9
£87.29
No. 31454 ‘The Heart of Wessex’ was built by Brush Traction in 1960 and its works number was 254. The locomotive entered service on 29 September 1960 under its pre-TOPS number, D5654, and painted green with white bodyside bands at the base and middle of the body. It was allocated to Finsbury Park shed (34G) at the start of its working life. On 18 November 1967, the locomotive was reclassified from a Class 30/2 to a Class 31/1. Fragonset purchased several Class 31s from EWS to use as part of their fleet in 1998. 31454 was painted in an InterCity Swallow livery and carried both the InterCity and Fragonset logos on its bodysides. While sporting this livery, the locomotive was named ‘The Heart of Wessex’ in August 2004, until the nameplates were removed in September 2008.
