31196 at Stratford 1996. It Took Another Five Years To Finally Scrap It!

Brush Locomotive 31196 was built at the Falcon works in Loughborough in 1960.  The Loco’s original number was D5620 and it was allocated to March Depot in Cambridgeshire. It later transferred to Stratford and then to Immingham where it worked for the next twenty odd years.

In 1991 it transferred back to Stratford where it was withdrawn from service in February 1993. 31196 was stored at Stratford until 2001 when it was scrapped on site. It’s pictured here falling to pieces and being cannibalized at Stratford Depot in April 1996. It had to wait like this for another five years before finally being scrapped.

31271 Stratford April 1996

31271 at Stratford on 5th April 1996. Driver R Phillips in the chair?

08957 and 09010 @ Stratford 1996

08957  and another 08 @ Stratford Locomotive Depot in East London in April 1996. Notice 09010 in the background.

Stratford Loco Depot April 1996

Stratford Loco Depot April 1996



08758 and 31283 Stratford Loco April 1996

08758 and 31283 at Stratford Locomotive Depot, East London, UK, in April 1996. Spot the cockney Sparrow logo on the side of the 08.

08634 Stratford Loco April 1996

08634 gets some attention at Stratford Locomotive Depot in East London in April 1996. Stratford Depot was on the site of what is now the London Olympic Stadium. We didn't see that one coming did we?