Photos By: Ian Green, Chris Nuthall, Wailing Chang, Brian Atkins, Dean Jones, Alex Thorn, Felix Castelan, Macauley Haywood
TomSchache and Joshua Watson
Noted Events:
1985 - Repainted into V/line Orange and Grey
1997 - Repainted into V/line Freight
2000 - Repainted into Freight Australia
2002? - Converted to Standard Gauge
2004 - Converted back to Broad Gauge
2011 - Repainted into Victorian Railways livery, breifly hired to El Zorro
2013 - Hired to QUBE
2016 - Returned to SRHC
2017 - Hired to QUBE
2018 - Returned to SRHC
2019 - Hired to QUBE and then Returned to SRHC breifley and then back to QUBE
1985 - Repainted into V/line Orange and Grey
1997 - Repainted into V/line Freight
2000 - Repainted into Freight Australia
2002? - Converted to Standard Gauge
2004 - Converted back to Broad Gauge
2011 - Repainted into Victorian Railways livery, breifly hired to El Zorro
2013 - Hired to QUBE
2016 - Returned to SRHC
2017 - Hired to QUBE
2018 - Returned to SRHC
2019 - Hired to QUBE and then Returned to SRHC breifley and then back to QUBE
Liveries worn by X31
Photos of X31
1984
X31 leads a down Bendigo passenger train into Sunshine. (1/2/84)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
1996
X31-T388-X48 with #9556 up Long Island goods at Somerville. (10/96)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
1997
X31 in V/line Freight livery at Bunbury Street with a down goods train to Tottenham yard. (24/9/97)
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
Photo By: Chris Nuthall
1999
X31 hauling a 6 carriage Comeng set to Epping at Somerton Loop. (25/3/99)
Photo By: Wailing Chang
Photo By: Wailing Chang
2000
X31 with the down Boort Container train at Bridgewater. (5/2/00)
Photo By: Wailing Chang
Photo By: Wailing Chang
2001
X31 and an S class lead a grain train to Tottenham Yard over the Footscray Road Level Crossing. (2001)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2002
X31-T388-EL62 lead #5196 Freight Australia grain towards Sydney at Waratah. (3/12/02)
Photo By: Brian Atkins
Photo By: Brian Atkins
2011
X31 in it's new Victorian Railways livery on transfer from Seymour arriving at South Dynon. (19/3/11)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2014
X31-G515 with #9471 down Maryvale freight at Malvern. (21/2/14)
Photo By: Ian Green
Photo By: Ian Green
2017
X31-T386-S303 lead QUBE's Deni Rice train #9372 at Arcadia (left) and Nagambie (right). (6/3/17)
Photos By: Dean Jones
Photos By: Dean Jones