British Rail Class D3/12

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British Rail Class D3/12
Builder: Southern Railway
Introduced: 1937
Early numbers: SR: 1–3
BR: 15201–15203
Engine: English Electric diesel
Transmission: Electric
Wheel layout: 0-6-0 shunter
Wheel diameter: 4' 6" (1,372 mm)
Weight: 55 tons 5 cwt (56.3 tonnes)
Engine power: 350 hp (260 kW)
Maximum TE: 30,000 lbf (133 kN)
Heating type: none
Multiple working: none
Operators: Southern Railway
British Rail

British Rail class D3/12 was a class of three diesel electric shunting locomotives built by the Southern Railway in 1937. They were numbered 1 to 3 in a separate list from the SR's steam locomotives. They were later renumbered by British Railways 15201–15203. Twenty-six further engines of a similar design were built after nationalisation as British Rail Class 12.

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  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 229