British Rail Class D3/5

British Rail Class D3/5 was a shunting locomotive built by British Rail at their Darlington Works in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period and the class was numbered 13152–13166 (later renumbered D3152-D3166).

British Rail Class D3/5
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder British Railways’ Darlington Works Build date 1955 Total produced 15
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 long tons (48 t; 53 short tons) Prime mover Lister-Blackstone ER6T Traction motors British Thomson-Houston, 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 DEJ6; later D3/5; later 3/1D; no TOPS class Numbers 13152–13166; later D3152–D3166 Axle load class Route availability Retired 1967 Disposition All scrapped

They were similar to Class D3/4 (TOPS Class 10, numbers 13137–13151 / D3137–D3151), but had electrical equipment from British Thomson-Houston rather than GEC. All fifteen locomotives were withdrawn between February and December 1967.

Specification

• Wheel arrangement: 0-6-0 shunter
• Introduced: 1955
• Builder: British Railways
• Engine: Blackstone ER6T of 350 bhp (261 kW)
• Transmission:
  • Electric, British Thomson-Houston (Class D3/5)
  • Electric, General Electric Company plc (Class D3/4)

See also

• List of British Rail classes

Sources

• Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives. Winter 1962–1963.