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First withdrawn in May 1981 and stored at Tinsley until September 1982 when it was reinstated.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e31 309 carried the name ‘Cricklewood’ from 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e May 1987, 38 years ago this month,  to signify the last loco to receive maintenance at the Cricklewood depot before its closure, at the same time the loco received the white stripe as which was applied when the class was new, as depicted by this KMRC Exclusive model.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e31 309 carried the name until in January 1990 when it moved from Tinsley to Stratford. Stored unserviceable at Immingham in May 1990 requiring engine repairs, withdrawal finally coming in April 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “While 31 309 was the favourite of Cricklewood Depot it was very well travelled, often working well away from the MML base, including Bristol to Cardiff, Scarborough to York, Blackpool to Nottingham, Liverpool to Nottingham, and that is just the passenger workings! 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