British Rail Class 10


The British Rail Class 10 diesel locomotive was a variation on the Class 08 diesel-electric shunter in which a Blackstone diesel engine was fitted instead of one made by the English Electric company. Traction motors were by the General Electric Company plc ; the class D3/5 were similar, but had British Thomson-Houston traction motors
The locomotives were built at the BR Works in Darlington and Doncaster over the period 1955–1962. At first they were classified D3/4, then 3/1C before becoming Class 10 under TOPS

Technical details

The class were withdrawn between February 1967 and June 1972.
YearQuantity in
service at
start of year		Quantity
withdrawn		Locomotive numbers
19671466D3151, D3449/96, D3620/28/31.
196814077D3139–40/42/46–48/51,
D3439–48/50–53/73–78/80–82/84–85/87–91/93–95/97–99.
D3500–02, D3624–27/30/32–33/35–37/40/43,
D4064/71/76/80–94.
19696321D3143–44, D3479/83/92,
D3612–14/16–19/21/23/29/38–39/42/45/47/49.
1970419D3137/49, D3486, D3638/44/47, D4052/67/77.
19713414D3141, D3634/41/46/48/50–51, D4050–51/53/55/59–60/65.
19722020D3138/45, D4049/54/56–58/61–63/66/68–70/72–75/78–79.

Preservation

Twenty locomotives were sold to industrial customers; of which, four have been preserved: