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The EAR 31 class was a class of oil-burning gauge
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s. The 46 members of the class were built in 1955 by Vulcan Foundry, in
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, Lancashire (now part of Merseyside), England, for the
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(EAR). They were a lighter, branch-line version of the EAR 30 class, and worked from various sheds throughout the EAR system.


Class list

The numbers and names of each member of the class were as follows:


See also

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