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British Rail Class D3/10
No. 15100 at Swindon in 1963.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderHawthorn Leslie
Serial numberHL: 3853/35
Build date1935
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0DE
 • UICC
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameterft0+12 in (1.232 m)
Wheelbase11 ft 6 in (3.505 m)
Loco weight51.55 long tons (52.38 t; 57.74 short tons)
Fuel capacity500 gals
Prime moverEnglish Electric 6K
Traction motorsEnglish Electric, 2 off
MU workingNot fitted
Train heatingNone
Performance figures
Maximum speed19 mph (31 km/h)
Power outputEngine: 350 bhp (261 kW)
Tractive effort30,240 lbf (134.5 kN)
Career
OperatorsGreat Western Railway,
British Railways
ClassBR: D3/10; later 3/11A
NumbersGWR: 2; BR: 15100
Axle load classRoute availability5
RetiredApril 1965
DispositionScrapped

British Rail Class D3/10 was a single experimental diesel-electric shunter locomotive commissioned by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in England, and later taken over by British Railways.

Building

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The locomotive was built for the GWR by Hawthorn LeslieofNewcastle upon Tyne, during 1935/6. It was equipped with an English Electric 6K diesel engine and two English Electric traction motors. It was delivered to Swindon Works in April 1936 as GWR No. 2.[1] Under British Railways ownership, it was renumbered 15100 in March 1948, and classified D3/10 (later 3/11A).[2]

Allocations

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After testing, the locomotive was allocated to Old Oak Common in October 1936 and used for shunting at Acton Yard. At the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, it was moved to Swansea East Dock and for a few years was loaned to the War DepartmentatSwansea. From December 1944, it worked from Danygraig Shed in Swansea, returning to Old Oak Common in November 1947.

Under British Railways, it was moved to Bristol's St. Philips Marsh in November 1948. In early 1950, it was sent to Derby Works for repair and returned to Old Oak Common in May 1950, and Danygraig in December. In April 1951, it returned to St. Philips Marsh and returned to Swindon in January 1960, where it remained until its withdrawal in April 1965.[3] It was sold for scrap to Cohen Brothers of Kettering in November 1965.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marsden, Colin (1981). A pictorial history of the diesel shunter. Oxford: Oxford Publishing. pp. unpaged [p.23]. ISBN 0-86093-108-0.
  • ^ Strickland, D.C. (1982). Locomotive directory: every single one there has ever been. Camberley: Diesel and Electric Group. p. 62. ISBN 0-906375-10-X.
  • ^ The Allocation History of BR Diesel Shunters. Heritage Shunters Trust. 2018. p. 34.
  • ^ Strickland, (1982), p.62.
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