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Built as a Class 30 A1A-A1A by Brush Traction of Loughborough, Works Number 313. Entered service in August 1961 as number D5812. Modified and reclassified as a Class 31 in June 1967. Renumbered to 31413 on 1 January 1973.<ref name = “31413”>[http://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=D&id=5812&loco=31413 BRDatabase 31413]</ref>
31413 hauled a special service from Birmingham New Street to Kidderminster and Bewdley on Friday 22 April 19781988. It was named “Severn Valley Railway” by Mr Sidney Newey, Director of Provincial Services for BR, at a ceremony at Bewdley.<ref>SVR News 88</ref> The nameplates were removed on 30 April 1993,<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?id=2101 railuk.info Class 31/1 31413]</ref> and were transferred to classmate 31233.
The locomotive was withdrawn on 1 May 1997 and scrapped at Doncaster on 29 July that year.<ref>[http://www.railuk.info/diesel/getloco.php?item=%2031413 Rail UK 31413 webpage] (Retrieved 14 April 2019)</ref>
