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British Rail Class D3/6
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company· from 1934· class of 11 350hp diesel-electric switchers
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. LMS shunter No 7069: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The British Rail Class D3/6 were diesel shunters designed in 1934/5 by English Electric for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
who runs it
base stats
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 92 years ago, in 1934.
- Served for 28 years (1934–1962).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1934–1935
- in service from
- 1934
- retired
- 1962
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 11
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company, English Electric
- designer
- English Electric
- operators
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway, War Department, British Rail, London Midland Region of British Railways
- top speed
- 48 km/h
- power
- 261 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0 DE
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q4970906, Wikipedia: British Rail Class D3/6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.