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British Rail Class D3/10 was a single experimentaldiesel-electricshunter locomotive commissioned by theGreat Western Railway (GWR), and later taken over byBritish Railways.
The locomotive was built for the GWR byHawthorn Leslie ofNewcastle upon Tyne, during 1935/6. It was equipped with anEnglish Electric 6K diesel engine and twoEnglish Electrictraction motors. It was delivered toSwindon Works in April 1936 as GWR No. 2.[1] UnderBritish Railways ownership, it was renumbered 15100 in March 1948, and classified D3/10 (later 3/11A).[2]
After testing, the locomotive was allocated toOld Oak Common in October 1936 and used for shunting atActon Yard. At the outbreak of theSecond World War in September 1939, it was moved toSwansea East Dock and for a few years was loaned to theWar Department at Swansea. From December 1944, it worked fromDanygraig Shed in Swansea, returning to Old Oak Common in November 1947.
Under British Railways, it was moved to Bristol'sSt. Philips Marsh in November 1948. In early 1950, it was sent toDerby Works for repair and returned to Old Oak Common in May 1950, and Danygraig in December. In April 1951, it returned to St. Philips Marsh and returned to Swindon in January 1960, where it remained until its withdrawal in April 1965.[3] It was sold for scrap to Cohen Brothers ofKettering in November 1965.[4]
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