#2788· Class 11

British Rail Class 11

🇳🇱 Netherlands ·built by Derby Works· from 1945· class of 120 350hp diesel-electric shunters

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Bridgnorth - 12099 in the yard: Geof Sheppard· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. LMS English Electric 350hp diesel shunter 12104 (8312217300): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. Class 11 D12082, 47579 and Hunslet Works No 3781 at Ropley 20 07 25 (54667236584): Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. 33012 passes Class 11 12082 at Ropley during the Mid Hants Railway Diesel Gala: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. British Rail Class 11 No. 12131 at NNR - June 2017 - 01: D.J.H Photography· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. British Rail Class 11 No. 12131 at NNR - June 2017 - 02: D.J.H Photography· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Class 11 12082 at Ropley during the Mid Hants Railway Diesel Gala: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. Class 11 12131: Gy21dds· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. British Rail Class 11 Shunter 12049 - 54305907235: www.mgaylard.co.uk and thanks for looking· CC BY 2.0
10. British Rail Class 11 Shunter 12049: www.mgaylard.co.uk and thanks for looking· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The British Rail Class 11 was applied to a batch of diesel shunting locomotives built from April 1945 to December 1952, based on a similar earlier batch built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) between 1934 and 1936.

who runs it

War Department DSB Nederlandse Spoorwegen London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail National Coal Board Harry Needle Railroad Company Imperial Chemical Industries Eastern Region of British Railways London Midland Region of British Railways North Eastern Region of British Railways

base stats

speed 32 km/htop speed
power 261 kWpower output
built 120made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 81 years ago, in 1945.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1945–1952
retired: 1972
status: preserved
number built: 120
kind: Diesel-electric
traction: diesel
origin: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
builders: Derby Works, Darlington Works
operators: War Department, DSB, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, British Rail, National Coal Board, Harry Needle Railroad Company, Imperial Chemical Industries, Eastern Region of British Railways, London Midland Region of British Railways, North Eastern Region of British Railways
top speed: 32 km/h
power: 261 kW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-6-0
length: 8.8 m
Dutch name: Class 11

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4970709, Wikipedia: British Rail Class 11 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.