British Rail Class D3/1

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British Rail Class D3/1
Builder: North British Locomotive Company
Introduced: 1958
Early numbers: D2900-D2913
Engine: NBL/MAN W6V (supercharged)
Transmission: Hydraulic
Wheel layout: 0-4-0 shunter
Wheel diameter: 3' 9" {1,143 mm)
Weight: 36 tons 0 cwt (36.7 tonnes)
Engine power: 330 bhp (246 KW)
Maximum TE: 24,100 lbf (107 kN)
Heating type: none
Multiple working: none
Operators: British Rail

British Rail Class D3/1 was a locomotive commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by the North British Locomotive Company. The NBL/MAN engines were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Scotland under licence from the German company MAN.

[edit] See also

List of British Rail classes

[edit] Sources

  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, winter 1962/3 edition, page 203