British Rail Class 03

style="color:yellow; background:#0B4559; border-bottom:3px solid" colspan="3" align="center"|BR Class 03
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|TOPS numbers colspan="2"|03 004 - 03 399
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Early numbers colspan="2"|D2000-D2199; D2370-D2390; originally 11187-11209
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Builder colspan="2"|British Rail Swindon & Doncaster
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Introduced colspan="2"|1957-62
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Wheel Arrangement colspan="2"|0-6-0 (C)
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Weight 30 t 4 cwt 30.6 tonnes
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Height 11 ft 10 in 3.6 m
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Width 8 ft 6 in 2.6 m
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Length 26 ft 0 in 7.9 m
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Wheel Dia. 3 ft 7 in 1.1 m
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Wheelbase 9 ft 0 in 2.8 m
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Minimum radius 2 chains 40 m
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Maximum speed 28.5 mph 46 km/h
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Engine output 204 hp 152 kW
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Max. Tractive Effort 15,300 lbf 68 kN
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Power at Rail 152 hp 113 kW
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Brake type colspan=2|Vacuum; later some Dual
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Brake force 13 ton force 130 kN
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Route availability colspan="2"|1
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Fuel Tank 300 imperial gal 1400 litres
tyle="color:white; background:#0B4559"|Heating type colspan="2"|None
The British Rail Class 03 locomotive is, together with Class 04, one of BR's most successful smaller 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. The class, numbering 230 examples, was built by British Railways' Swindon and Doncaster works in 1957-1962 and numbered D2000-D2399 (later 03004 to 03399). D2370 and D2371 were used as departmental locomotives and numbered 91 and 92 respectively. Like other shunters of this type, they were built for lighter duties where a larger locomotive was not needed, especially at locomotive and carriage depots and as station pilots. The reduction over time in the demand for shunting locomotives meant that they were progressively withdrawn from 1968 on, many being sold to private industry, although some stayed on for much longer, including locomotives at Reading Signal Works and on the Isle of Wight, the latter remaining in service until 1993. In 1998, though, 03 179 was reinstated into service by the West Anglia Great Northern Railway Company (WAGN) for service at their Hornsey depot. The locomotive is named Clive. A fairly large number of the class survive in preservation. The engine is a Gardner 8-cylinder, 4-stroke 8L3 of 204 hp 152 kW connected to a Wilson-Drewry CA5 R7, 5-speed epicyclic with RF11 spiral bevel reverse and final-drive unit. Drive is through a jackshaft mounted beneath the cab, driving the wheels through coupling rods (US: side rods).

 

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