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Encyclopedia > British Rail Class 03
BR Class 03
TOPS numbers 03 004 - 03 399
Early numbers D2000-D2199; D2370-D2390; originally 11187-11209
Builder British Rail Swindon & Doncaster
Introduced 1957-62
Wheel Arrangement 0-6-0 (C)
Weight 30 t 4 cwt 30.6 tonnes
Height 11 ft 10 in 3.6 m
Width 8 ft 6 in 2.6 m
Length 26 ft 0 in 7.9 m
Wheel Dia. 3 ft 7 in 1.1 m
Wheelbase 9 ft 0 in 2.8 m
Minimum radius 2 chains 40 m
Maximum speed 28.5 mph 46 km/h
Engine output 204 hp 152 kW
Max. Tractive Effort 15,300 lbf 68 kN
Power at Rail 152 hp 113 kW
Brake type Air locomotive brake
Vacuum; later some Dual
Brake force 13 ton force 130 kN
Route availability 1
Fuel Tank 300 imperial gal 1400 litres
Heating type 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. Logo of British Rail British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Swindon railway works was built by the Great Western Railway in 1840 in the town of Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire. ... Doncaster railway works was in the town of Doncaster in the county of Yorkshire in England. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... The British Rail Class 04 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunting locomotive class, built between 1952 and 1962 and were the basis for the later Class 03 built in the British Railways workshops. ... 0-6-0 is also the emergency telephone number in Mexico, similar to the United Statess 9-1-1. ... A locomotive (from lat. ... A switcher (the general United States usage; common British terminology is shunter, while the Pennsylvania Railroad used shifter) is a small railroad locomotive intended not for moving trains any great distance but rather for assembling a train ready for a road locomotive to take over, disassembling a train that has... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... Swindon railway works was built by the Great Western Railway in 1840 in the town of Swindon in the English county of Wiltshire. ... Doncaster railway works was in the town of Doncaster in the county of Yorkshire in England. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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, on the Isle of Wight, remaining in service there 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. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Isle of Wight is an English island, south of Southampton off the southern English coast. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A Wagn outer suburban electric unit Wagn is a franchise operator of commuter train services out of London Kings Cross and Moorgate stations. ... wagn is a franchise operator of commuter train services out of London Kings Cross and Moorgate stations. ... Hornsey is a place in the London Borough of Haringey. ...


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). A British Rail Class 04 switcher with a jackshaft under the cab. ... A coupling rod or side rod connects the driving wheels of a steam locomotive. ... A coupling rod or side rod connects the driving wheels of a steam locomotive. ...

Class 03, no. D2069, at Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003. This locomotive is preserved on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
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Class 03, no. D2069, at Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003. This locomotive is preserved on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.


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British Rail non-steam Locomotives
Diesel locomotives - Electric locomotives - DMU - DEMU - AC EMU - DC EMU - Departmental units
Diesel shunting locomotives
Classes: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07 - 08 - 09 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14
Pre-TOPS type: D1/1 - D1/2 - D1/3 - D1/4 - D2/1 - D2/2 - D2/3 - D2/4 - D2/5 - D2/6 - D2/7 - D2/8 - D2/9 -
D2/10 - D2/11 - D2/12 - D3/1 - D3/2 - D3/3 - D3/4 - D3/5 - D3/6 - D3/7 - D3/8 - D3/9 -
D3/10 - D3/11 - D3/12 - D3/13 - D3/14
Pre-1955 type: 11001 - 11104 - 15107 - 13000
Main-line diesel locomotives
Classes: 15 - 16 - 17 - 20 - 21 - 21 (Vossloh) - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 33 - 35 -
37 - 40 - 41 - 41 (HST) - 42 - 43 - 43 (HST) - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 50 - 52 - 53 - 55 - 56 -
57 - 58 - 59 - 60 - 66 - 67
Pre-TOPS type: D8/1 - D8/2 - D10/1 - D10/2 - D10/3 - D11/1 - D11/2 - D11/3 - D11/4 - D11/5 - D12/1 -
D12/2 - D12/3 - D13/1 - D14/1 - D14/2 - D15/1 - D15/2 - D16/1 - D16/2 - D17/1 - D17/2 -
D20/1 - D20/2 - D22/1 - D22/2 - D23/1 - D25/1 - D27/1 - D33/1 - KA - KB
Pre-1955 type: 10000-10001 - 10100 - 10201-10203 - 10800
Electric locomotives
Classes: 70 - 71 - 73 - 74 - 76 - 77 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 83 - 84 - 85 - 86 - 87 - 89 - 90 - 91 - 92
Pre-TOPS type: AL1 - AL2 - AL3 - AL4 - AL5 - AL6 - EB1 - EE1 - EM1 - EM2 - ES1 - HA - HB - JA - JB
Other locomotives
Departmental: 97 - 97/6 - Eastern - Southern - Other Series
Steam/petrol/gas: 98 - 15097-15099 - 18000 - 18100
Demonstrators: D0226/D0227 - D0260 - D0280 - D9998 - DHP1 - DP1 - DP2 - GT3 - HS4000 - Janus/Taurus

  Results from FactBites:
 
British Rail Class 03 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (629 words)
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).
Class 03, no. D2069, at Doncaster Works open day on 27th July 2003.
Great Britain. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (7942 words)
The enclosures displaced many tenant farmers from their lands and produced a class of wandering, unemployed “sturdy beggars.” The Elizabethan poor laws were an attempt to deal with this problem.
Britain’s overseas possessions (see British Empire) were augmented by the victorious outcome of the War of the Spanish Succession, ratified in the Peace of Utrecht (1713).
Domestically the long ministry of Sir Robert Walpole (1721–42), during the reigns of George I and George II, was a period of relative stability that saw the beginnings of the development of the cabinet as the chief executive organ of government.
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