British Rail Class D3/9

what is it?

British Rail Class D3/9 was a class of four locomotives built by the London and North Eastern Railway at their Doncaster Works in England. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre-TOPS period, they could also be used as mobile power stations if required. Five locomotives were due to be built, only four saw completion, with the final becoming a Class D3/14.

who runs it

London and North Eastern RailwayBritish RailEREastern Region of British RailwaysLMLondon Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

• speed 32 km/htop speed
• power 261 kWpower output
• built 4made 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 82 years ago, in 1944.
• ⌛Served for 23 years (1944–1967).

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

spec sheet

built

1944–1945

in service from

1944

retired

1967

status

retired

number built

4

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, London Midland Region of British Railways

top speed

32 km/h

power

261 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0DE

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