British Rail Class D3/3

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0 DE
• UIC	C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Loco weight	47.50 long tons (48.26 t; 53.20 short tons)
Prime mover	Crossley ESNT 6
Traction motors	Crompton Parkinson, 2 off
MU working	Not fitted
Train heating	None
Train brakes	Vacuum

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	British Railways’ Derby Works
Build date	1955
Total produced	10

British Rail Class D3/3
British Rail Class D3/3
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	British Railways’ Derby Works
Build date	1955
Total produced	10
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0 DE
• UIC	C
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter	4 ft 6 in (1.372 m)
Loco weight	47.50 long tons (48.26 t; 53.20 short tons)
Prime mover	Crossley ESNT 6
Traction motors	Crompton Parkinson, 2 off
MU working	Not fitted
Train heating	None
Train brakes	Vacuum
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	20 mph (32 km/h)
Power output	Engine: 350 bhp (261 kW)
Tractive effort	35,000 lbf (155.7 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	British Railways
Class	D3/3; later 3/1B; no TOPS class
Numbers	13117–13126; later D3117–D3126
Axle load class	Route availability 5
Retired	1966–1967

British Rail Class D3/3 was a 0-6-0 shunting locomotive built by British Rail at their Derby Works in England. It was similar to the British Rail Class 08, except they were built with different engines and traction motors. They were all withdrawn and scrapped after only twelve years of service.

Sources

Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, Winter 1962/3
Strickland, David C. (1982). Locomotive Directory, ever single one there has ever been. Camberley, Surrey: Diesel & Electric Group. pp. 53–56. ISBN 0-906375-10-X.