03 сыныбы локомотивтері: Тарихы мен ерекшеліктері

Class of 230 204hp diesel mechanical shunting locomotives

The engine is a Gardner 8 cylinder, 4 stroke 8L3 of connected to a Wilson Drewry CA5 R7, 5 speed epicyclic gearbox with RF11 spiral bevel reverse and final drive unit. Drive is through a jackshaft mounted beneath the cab, driving the wheels through coupling rods. During their later life, some locomotives were fitted with dual (air and vacuum) brakes. These were 03059, 03063, 03073, 03078, 03084, 03086, 03089, 03094, 03112, 03152, 03158, 03162, 03179, 03180, 03197, 03371, 03397 and 03399.

Despite the limited scope for the use of such a small locomotive on main line passenger duties, there were a number of duties rostered to the class. During the early 1970s Southern Region Class 03s worked Channel Islands boat trains through the streets to the harbour along the Weymouth Harbour Tramway, displacing the last of the 1366 Class 0 6 0 pannier tanks. In 1980, a Class 03 at Ipswich was booked to shunt the 23:20 Peterborough – Liverpool Street onto the rear of the 23:45 Norwich – Liverpool Street. Also, according to Mangapps Railway Museum, 03089 once hauled a Blackpool to Scarborough express along the York to Scarborough Line from Malton to Scarborough.

Several examples were rebuilt with cut down cabs for working on the Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Line, as there were several low bridges on the line that precluded the use of normal height locomotives. The modified examples were nos. 03119, 03120, 03141, 03142, 03144, 03145, 03151, 03152 and late addition (ex Bristol) 03382. Their duties included shunting (for example at Burry Port), and hauling full coal trains down from the valley's pits. For this latter duty they sometimes worked triple headed. They were replaced by Class 08/9 locomotives, which were also rebuilt to a reduced height. Several cut down locomotives have been preserved. The Isle of Wight shunters, nos. 03079 and 03179, were also rebuilt with cut down cabs, to enable them to pass through a low tunnel in Ryde.

Fifty six members of the class survive in preservation. Loco numbers in bold mean their current number. TOPSNumberPre TOPSOriginal Number AllocatedImagePreserved locationIndustrial useNotes03018D201811205Mangapps Railway Museum Cohen's scrapyard, Cransley, Kettering until 20 September 1980 and Cohen's scrapyard Willesden from 28 March 1981. Then to 600 Ferrous Fragmentisers Ltd., Willesden.03020D202011207Lavender Line A. King & Sons (Metal Merchants), Knappetts Scrapyard, Newmarket03022D202211209Swindon and Cricklade Railway D2023Kent & East Sussex RailwayTees & Hartlepool Dock Authority (1972–1980) D2024Kent & East Sussex RailwayTees & Hartlepool Dock Authority (1972–1980)03027D2027Heritage Shunters Trust Shipbreakers (Queenborough) Ltd., Queenborough Wharf Scrapyard03037D2037Royal Deeside Railway NCB, British Oak Disposal Point D2041Colne Valley RailwayRichborough Power Station (1970)Rye House Power Station (1971)Barking Power Station (1971)Rye House Power Station (1974–1981) D2051North Norfolk RailwayFord Dagenham (06/1973 04/1997)03059D2059Isle of Wight Steam Railway Used as a general purpose shunter, and also to supplement any locomotive that has broken down. D2059 arrived on the Island during the electrification works to the Island Line, and remained in use by British Rail at Ryde Traincare Depot until 1988, when it was transferred to the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. D2059 is affectionately nicknamed Edward by the Isle of Wight Steam Railway's staff.03062D2062East Lancashire Railway 03063D2063Mid Norfolk Railway 03063 was released from Doncaster Work on 14 July 1959 originally as D2063, under Pre TOPS, and was allocated to the York North (50A). The locomotive was then bequeathed to the Mid Norfolk Railway in 2023 upon the passing of its owner, the late Paul Mobbs. It was moved to the MNR in November 2023.03066D2066Barrow Hill Engine Shed 03069D2069Vale of Berkeley Railway, Gloucestershire. Vic Berry, Leicester, even worked at Vic Berry's Scrapyard until being sold into preservation in 1991.03072D2072 Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway 03073D2073Crewe Heritage Centre Used for occasional loco shunting and brakevan rides to visitors to the heritage centre03078D2078North Tyneside Steam RailwayNewcastle Central Station, used as a station pilot.03079D2079Derwent Valley Light Railway Worked at Gateshead before moving to the Isle of Wight along with 03179. This loco has a cut down cab owing to the low tunnels at Ryde, withdrawn 1996. 03081D2081Mangapps Railway Museum03084D2084West Coast Railways, CarnforthSold by the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway in 2010 or 2011.03089D2089Mangapps Railway Museum03090D2090LocomotionPart of the National Collection03094D2094Royal Deeside Railway Previously at Llynclys Cambrian Heritage Railway, near Oswestry03099D2099Heritage Shunters Trust NCB, Monkton Coking Plant03112D2112Rother Valley Railway 03113D2113Heritage Shunters TrustD2113 spent its entire B. R. life at York (50A), it was sold to Gulf Oil at Milford Haven upon withdrawal from BR service in August 1975 as 03113. For a number of years, after becoming surplus to the Gulf Refinery, it was placed on display, along with a four wheel petroleum wagon, in Milford Haven Harbour. It is now preserved by the Heritage Shunters Trust at Rowsley in Derbyshire, entering service following full restoration during 2011. Number 8 D2117Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway D2118Great Central Railway (Nottingham)Worked at Anglian Building Products, Lenwade, Norfolk from August 1973,then at Dow Mac near Stamford from December 1993. 03119D2119Epping Ongar Railway D2120Fawley Hill Railway, Buckingamshire03901D2128Somerset and Dorset Railway at Midsomer NortonSold for scrap to Birds, Long Marston, where engine and coupling removed and then exported to Belgium where fitted with Deutz V12 air cooled engine, VM hydraulic pump and motor into original change speed box. Repatriated and operated at Peak Rail, eventually to Dean Forest where stored incomplete. Moved to Scunthorpe 2009, where repowered with Cummins 14 litre engine, hydraulic transmission and renumbered 03 901 to reflect this D2133West Somerset RailwayWorked at Cellophane's Bridgwater factory in the 1970s, prior to preservation at the time. D2134Royal Deeside RailwayWas based in Belgium between 1976 and 1993, has since been repatriated back to the UK. D2138Midland Heritage RailwayUsed at Pye Hill Colliery between 1969 and 1984, prior to preservation. D2139Heritage Shunters Trust NCB, Coed Ely Coking Plant03141D2141Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway03144D2144Wensleydale Railway03145D2145D2578 Locomotive Group, Moreton Business Park D2148Ribble Steam RailwayNCB, Bowers Row Disposal Point D2152Swindon & Cricklade RailwayCut down cab variant03158D2158Mangapps Railway Museum03162D2162Llangollen Railway03170D2170Epping Ongar RailwayWas owned by Otis Euro Transrail between 1989 1999 and then latterly was present on the Battlefield Line D2178Gwili RailwayNCB, Coed Ely Coking Plant03179D2179Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway D2180Battlefield Line D2182Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway D2184Colne Valley RailwayNCB, Southend Coal Concentration Depot03189D2189Ribble Steam Railway03192D2192Dartmouth Steam Railway03196D2196West Coast Railways, Carnforthgroup="nb"|03196 was used at Birkenhead prior to withdrawal. The locomotive was sold to a private buyer, then moved to Carnforth on 15 June 1983, having been replaced at Birkenhead by 03162. D2199Heritage Shunters TrustSold to National Coal Board in 1974 after being overhauled and fitted with air brakes at Doncaster Works. Worked at Rockingham, North Gawber and Royston until being placed into store at Monkton in 1984. Was on hire to Eurotunnel as Cheriton Depot shunter 8/4/97. Was on loan to Hanson Aggregates, Machen Quarry near Newport 2003 (?) 200603371D2371Departmental 92Dartmouth Steam Railway D2381West Coast Railways, Carnforth03399D2399Mangapps Railway Museum

Mainline Railways and Replica each offered OO gauge models. Mainline Railways introduced their OO gauge Class 03s in 1983; one in BR green and 03382 in BR blue. Mainline's original 'split chassis' tooling later passed to Bachmann. When the company later took the decision to produce the Class 04 in its place the tooling was altered, retaining the split chassis power arrangement. However, Bachmann later announced that they would be producing a totally new 03 in OO gauge, including special edition examples of the Isle of Wight prototypes. Graham Farish currently offers a British N gauge model. Past models have included D2388 in BR green livery and 03066 in BR blue livery. Heljan currently offer a model in O gauge (7mm), which is available in BR green or rail blue with chevrons.