British Rail Class D3/3

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 They were all withdrawn and scrapped after only twelve years of service.

British Rail Class D3/3
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder British Railways’ Derby Works Build date 1955 Total produced 10
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
Performance figures Maximum speed 20 mph (32 km/h) Power output Engine: 350 bhp (261 kW) Tractive effort 35,000 lbf (155.7 kN)
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

See also

List of British Rail classes

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.