British Rail Class 10 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 10 |
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D3452, at Bodmin on 28 August 2003. This locomotive is preserved on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | British Railways Darlington Works and Doncaster Works |
Build date | 1953–1962 |
Total production | 161 |
Configuration | 0-6-0 |
UIC classification | C |
Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Wheel diameter | 4 ft 6 in (1.372 m) |
Wheelbase | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
Length | 29 ft 3 in (8.92 m) |
Width | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Height | 12 ft 8+1⁄2 in (3.87 m) |
Locomotive weight | 48.6 long tons (49.4 t) |
Fuel capacity | 668 imp gal (3,040 L; 802 US gal) |
Prime mover | Blackstone ER6T |
Traction motors | D3152–D3166: BTH, 2 off Remainder: GEC nose suspended, 2 off |
Transmission | DC generator, DC traction motors, double reduction gearing |
Multiple working | Not fitted |
Top speed | 27.5 mph (44 km/h) |
Power output | Engine: 350 hp (261 kW) |
Tractive effort | Maximum: 35,000 lbf (155.7 kN) Continuous: 11,100 lbf (49.4 kN) |
Train heating | None |
Train brakes | Vacuum |
Career | British Railways |
Number | 13137–13166; later D3137–D3166, D3439–D3453, D3473–D3502, D3612–D3651, D4049–D4094 |
Axle load class | RA 5 |
The British Rail Class 10 diesel locomotive was a variation on the Class 08 diesel-electric shunter. A Blackstone diesel engine was fitted instead of one made by the English Electric company. Traction motors were by either the General Electric Company plc (GEC) or British Thomson-Houston (BTH).
The locomotives were built at the BR Works in Darlington and Doncaster over the period 1953-62. Early batches were classified D3/4 (those with GEC motors) and D3/5 (those with BTH motors).
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D3452, at Bodmin on 28 August 2003. This locomotive is preserved on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway
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