British Rail Class D3/14

what is it?

British Rail Class D3/14 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by the London and North Eastern Railway at its Doncaster Works. It had a Petter engine, and Brush Traction electricals. It was absorbed by British Railways on nationalisation, but was withdrawn in the pre-TOPS era.

who runs it

London and North Eastern RailwayBritish RailEREastern Region of British Railways

base stats

• power 268 kWpower output
• built 1made 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 79 years ago, in 1947.
• ⌛Served for 13 years (1949–1962).

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

spec sheet

built

1947

in service from

1949

retired

1962

status

retired

number built

1

kind

Diesel-electric

traction

diesel

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

London and North Eastern Railway, Doncaster Works

operators

London and North Eastern Railway, British Rail, Eastern Region of British Railways

top speed

—

power

268 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0

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