Welcome !

We are very pleased to welcome you to the A1A Locomotives Ltd Website. We hope it will provide an interesting read as well as a bank of factual information about what we are and what we do.. All photographs used are from the ' A1A archive ' unless otherwise credited.

                                Latest News

17/05/12

An amended roster for 31108 at the forthcoming NVR Diesel Gala over the weekend of Saturday 19th / Sunday 20th May can be found here.

17/05/12

Work has commenced on returning 31271 back to traffic. The 2 replacement wheelsets have undergone UAT and MPI and 2 bearing races are being renewed, one on each wheelset.

31271 itself is ready for lifting shortly. This work is being done at Swanwick..

17/05/12

An amended 2012 loco roster for 31108 & 31162 is now available and can be found here.

18/01/12

The driver experience day at NVR with 31108 on Friday 18th May is now FULL. A further date of Wednesday 5th September has now been added.

More details can be found here.

01/12/11

Work presses ahead with the restoration of 31418 at Butterley. Major work has been going on recently and an update with some photographs can be found here.

Introducing A1A Locomotives Ltd

We are dedicated to actively preserving & operating class 31 diesel locos and membership is open to anyone supporting these aims. The company was formed in Autumn 1995 taking over the operations from the former A1A Group, which was itself formed at an inaugural meeting of committed class 31 followers on the 'Wensleydale Wanderer' railtour of 27/05/1990. All locomotive maintainence is carried out by A1A Locos Ltd as is the operation of all our fleet.

The Fleet

Our operational fleet consists of unrefurbished 31162 together with refurbished 31108 and 31271. One-time unique 'Skinhead' Class 31/4 and oldest surviving 'production series' class 31 no 31418 , is currently under long-term overhaul from 'as withdrawn' condition.

31123 was purchased for spares in 2005.

Workings

We are proud to have achieved a reputation for quality restoration work and reliable service at a wide variety of preservation centres and diesel events, some of which have brought the first ever visit of the class to a particular location.

Shareholding

Funds are raised by selling shares on a non-profit making basis, in the same way as several other successful preservation schemes. With over 200 shareholders in membership, we are committed to active preservation and every share sold will help us in the restoration, upkeep and operation of our fleet of four locos.

Your support will therefore be most welcome.

A1A Locomotives Ltd is registered in England & Wales.   Company Number 3101954.

Registered Office:   50 Thrunscoe Road
                             Cleethorpes
                             NE Lincolnshire
                             DN35 8TA