British Rail Class D1/3

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British Rail Class D1/3
No. D2958 in BR green livery at Stratford MPD
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-mechanical
BuilderRuston & Hornsby
Serial number390774, 390777
Build date1956
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0 DM
 • UICB
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter3 ft 4 in (1.016 m)
Loco weight28.00 long tons (28.45 t; 31.36 short tons)
Prime moverRuston 6VPHL
TransmissionMechanical, Ruston gearbox
MU workingNot fitted
Train heatingNone
Train brakesNone
Performance figures
Maximum speed15 mph (24 km/h)
Power outputEngine: 165 bhp (123 kW)
Tractive effort14,350 lbf (63.8 kN)
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
ClassDY5, later D1/3, later 1/16. No TOPS class.
Numbers11507, 11508; D2957, D2958 from 1958
Axle load classRoute availability 3
Retired1967–1968
DispositionOne sold for industrial use, one scrapped.

British Rail Class D1/3 (formerly DY1) was a locomotive class commissioned by British Rail in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period built by Ruston & Hornsby at their Iron Works in Lincoln. In appearance, it was similar to British Rail Class 97/6, but with an 0-4-0 wheel arrangement.

D2958 was later sold for use at C.F. Booth Ltd., Rotherham.[1]

Allocations[edit]

D2957[edit]

Delivered as 11507, renumbered April 1958. Delivered to Immingham Shed in March 1956, moved to Stratford Shed in January 1957. It was then moved to Goole Shed in August 1966 but stored at Hull Dairycoates. It was withdrawn in March 1967 and moved to Slag Reduction, Ickles, Rotherham for scrap in June and was cut up by August.[2]

D2958[edit]

Delivered as 11508, renumbered March 1958. Delivered to Immingham Shed in May 1956, moved to Stratford Shed in December 1956. It was withdrawn in January 1968 when it was sold to C.F. Booth in Rotherham, moving there in May 1968. It continued in use at the companies South Yorkshire yard until 1981 when it was taken out of use; it was scrapped in October 1984.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Imdustrial Locomotives 1982 including preserved and minor railway locomotives. Industrial Railway Society. 1982. ISBN 0-901096-43-1.
  2. ^ a b The Allocation History of BR Diesel Shunters (Second ed.). Heritage Shunters Trust. 2018. p. 80.

Sources[edit]

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  • Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives (Winter 1962/3 ed.). p. 204.

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