British Rail Class 03
The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BR's most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. There are 230 members of the class and it was built by British Railways' Swindon and Doncaster works in 1957-1962. They are numbered D2000-D2199 and D2370-D2399 (later 03004 to 03399). D2370 and D2371 were used as departmental locomotives and originally numbered 91 and 92 respectively.
British Rail Class 03 | |
Class 03 D2069 at Doncaster Works open day on 27 July 2003 | |
Power type | Diesel-mechanical |
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Builder | BR Swindon & Doncaster |
Build date | 1957–1961 |
Configuration | 0-6-0 |
UIC classification | C |
Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
Minimum curve | 2 chains (40 m) |
Wheelbase | 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) |
Length | 26 ft 0 in (7.92 m) |
Width | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Height | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
Locomotive weight | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Fuel capacity | 510 imp gal (2,300 l; 610 US gal) |
Prime mover | Gardner 8L3 |
Transmission | Wilson-Drewry CA5 R7, 5-speed epicyclic gearbox, RF11 spiral bevel reverse and final-drive unit. |
Top speed | 28.5 mph (45.9 km/h) |
Power output | Engine: 204 hp (152 kW) At rail: 152 hp (113 kW) |
Tractive effort | Max: 15,650 lbf (69.6 kN) |
Train heating | None |
Locomotive brakeforce | 13 long tons-force (130 kN) |
Train brakes | Vacuum (some dual Air & Vacuum) |
Career | British Railways |
Number | 11187–11209, 91, 92; later D2000–D2199, D2370–D2399; later 03004–03199, 03370–03399 |
Axle load class | RA 1 |
Retired | from April 1968 |
Disposition | One still in service, over 50 preserved, most scrapped |