3 in 1

3 in 1
The Class 31 Story

3 in 1 is three programmes rolled into one. It's a Retrovision, a Fade-Away and a Survivors for the Class 31. The story begins in 1969, the year the re-engining of the Brush Type 2s was completed. We follow the progress of the fleet right through to 2008 by way of fascinating footage, a selection of graphics and an informative script.

Highlights include: Green-liveried examples in East Anglia; Toffee-apple D5511 at Fyffes banana factory; shots from the early 1970s; 31278 on cement in 1979; other blue examples including 31174 on the S&C, 31203 at Guide Bridge, 31297 at Leicester, white-stripe 31404 at Reading; the introduction of Railfreight livery and 31154 at Colchester; Sectorisation shots of a variety of locos in the new liveries including a triple-headed flask train; MGR drag-backs at Warrington; 31417, 423 and 442 on postal work; Passenger work on the famous north-west 'Club Trains' with 31/4s, plus 31101,142, 302, 306; 31113 & 308 on 1S87; a pair on snow plough duties; 31466 & 207 banking a failed 90 on a Freightliner; a look at some of the preserved 31s; the Fragonset locos and other passenger workincluding the Bedford-Bletchley turns, the Butlins trains and the pink 601; railtour action; yellow Network Rail 31s dragging the NMT HST and Serco trains; the triple-headed Fragonset coal trial. And much morefor your viewing pleasure.

Written and Narrated by David Maxey.

The DVD includes motion menus, scene selection and our commentary off button.

BONUS FEATURE: A speeded-up ride behind D5519 from Peterborough to Firsby circa 1969

Quality Assurance: This is a factory-pressed DVD produced from a glass master - not an amateur burned DVD-R.

Approx: 85 Mins

£19.95

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

'Thank you also for the latest creation from Visions, Class 31, "What A Cracker", you have done so well, having such a wide and varied film / video stock to make it so interesting. You are right in the commentary when it is said to be the less glamorous locos, but when you look at there life it has certainly been wide and varied.Â They are probably loved more now than they ever were in their working life.
I liked the bit about the engine variants, and the one with the brush 4 engine.
Top clip was that one with both snow ploughs attached - you would be very lucky these days to see any snow plough moving about.
Well done to David and yourself - Top Class Riveting Film. Ray - Stocksfield