British Rail Class 03

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The British Rail Class 03 locomotive was, together with the similar Template:Brc, one of British Railways' most successful 0-6-0 diesel-mechanical shunters. 230 were built at Doncaster and Swindon works between 1957 and 1962, and were numbered D2000–D2199 and D2370–D2399 (later 03004 to 03399). D2370 and D2371 were used as departmental locomotives and originally numbered 91 and 92 respectively.

Overview

The fleet of 230 locomotives entered service between December 1957 and June 1962.[1] Like other shunters of this size, the Class 03 was built for light duties where a larger locomotive was not needed, especially for shunting at locomotive and carriage depots and as station pilots, or where larger or heavier locomotives could not be used. The reduction over time in the demand for shunting locomotives meant that they were progressively withdrawn from 1968 onwards, many being sold to private industry, including three that were exported to Belgium. However, some remained in service much longer, with two examples on the Isle of Wight lasting until 1993. Mainland examples had gone by 1989, the last being those allocated to Birkenhead North TMD, for use on the Birkenhead Dock Branch.[2]

In 1998, one of the Isle of Wight locos, 03179, was reinstated by the West Anglia Great Northern for service at Hornsey depot. It was named Clive after a depot employee.[3] It was not fitted with TPWS equipment and thus confined to the depot from 2002.[4] It was operated subsequently by First Capital Connect until withdrawal in 2008. In 2016 it was sold by Govia Thameslink Railway to the Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway.[5][6][7]

Technical details

Template:No sources section The engine is a Gardner 8-cylinder, 4-stroke 8L3 of Template:Convert 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, 03066, 03073, 03078, 03084, 03086, 03089, 03094, 03112, 03152, 03158, 03162, 03170, 03179, 03180, 03196, 03197, 03371, 03397 and 03399.

Operation

Shunting

Originally the Class 03s were often deployed where their attributes of short wheelbase and light weight enabled them to operate where other shunters could not. On lines such as that to Ipswich docks, bridge weight restrictions prevented the ubiquitous Class 08s from operating. Another common use was as station pilot, usually coupled to a shunters' truck to ensure operation of track circuits which did not always register the passage of the 03 due to its short wheelbase.

By 1979, the Class 03's operations included:[8]

Passenger duties

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.[9] In 1980, a Class 03 at Ipswich was booked to shunt the 23:20 Template:Rws – Template:Rws onto the rear of the 23:45 Template:Rws – Liverpool Street.[10] Also, according to Mangapps Railway Museum, 03089 once hauled a Template:Rws to Template:Rws express along the York to Scarborough Line from Template:Rws to Scarborough.[11]

Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Line

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.[12] 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.

Preservation

Fifty-six members of the class survive in preservation.

Loco numbers in bold mean their current number.

TOPS
Number 		Pre-TOPS Original Number Allocated Image Preserved location Industrial use Notes
03018 D2018 11205 File:03018 at Mangapps,14-7-2018..jpg Mangapps 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.[13] [14]
03020 D2020 11207 File:The Lavender Line 09.jpg Lavender Line A. King & Sons (Metal Merchants), Knappetts Scrapyard, Newmarket[13] [15]
03022 D2022 11209 File:Blue 03.jpg Swindon and Cricklade Railway - [16]
- D2023 File:KESR Tenterden 'D2023' 1306 02.jpg Kent & East Sussex Railway Tees & Hartlepool Dock Authority (1972–1980) [17]
- D2024 File:D2024 at bodiam.jpg Kent & East Sussex Railway Tees & Hartlepool Dock Authority (1972–1980) [18]
03027 D2027 File:Class 03 shunters.jpg Heritage Shunters Trust Shipbreakers (Queenborough) Ltd., Queenborough Wharf Scrapyard[13] [19]
03037 D2037 File:13.08.21 Milton of Crathes 03037 (51399824963).jpg Royal Deeside Railway NCB, British Oak Disposal Point[13] [20]
- D2041 File:D2041 at Colne Valley Railway.jpg Colne Valley Railway Template:Ubl [21]
- D2051 File:Holt Railway Station - Class 03 D2051 (03051) in goods yard - geograph.org.uk - 1249249.jpg North Norfolk Railway Ford Dagenham (06/1973-04/1997) [22]
03059 D2059 File:BR class 03 D2059.jpg Isle 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.[23] [24]
03062 D2062 File:Class 03 D2062 and D4002 “Arundel Castle” at Bury during The East Lancashire Railway Diesel Gala 290623.jpg East Lancashire Railway - [25]
03063 D2063 File:Class 03063 sitting at Dereham.jpg Mid-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. [26]
03066 D2066 File:03066, Barrow Hill Roundhouse..JPG Barrow Hill Engine Shed - [27]
03069 D2069 File:D2069 at Doncaster Works.JPG Vale of Berkeley Railway, Gloucestershire. Vic Berry, Leicester, even worked at Vic Berry's Scrapyard until being sold into preservation in 1991.[28] [29]
03072 D2072 File:03 072 Swindon 204HP 0-6-0DM.jpg Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - [30]
03073 D2073 File:03073 at the Crewe Heritage Centre 23 03 24 (53606152323).jpg Crewe Heritage Centre Used for occasional loco shunting and brakevan rides to visitors to the heritage centre [31]Template:Efn
03078 D2078 Class 03 No.03078 North Tyneside Steam Railway Newcastle Central Station, used as a station pilot. [32]
03079 D2079 File:DVLR shunting - 2009-06-21.jpg Derwent 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. [33][34]
03081 D2081 File:Class 03 D2081 (03081) Mangapps 01-04-2024.jpg Mangapps Railway Museum
03084 D2084 File:03084 Newcastle.jpg West Coast Railways, Carnforth Sold by the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway in 2010 or 2011. [35]
03089 D2089 File:Class 03 03089 Mangapps , 23-6-2018..jpg Mangapps Railway Museum
03090 D2090 File:03090 at Shildon.JPG Locomotion Part of the National Collection [36]
03094 D2094 File:Milton of Crathes railway station & train, Royal Deeside Line, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.jpg Royal Deeside Railway Previously at Llynclys Cambrian Heritage Railway, near Oswestry [37]
03099 D2099 File:British Rail Class 03 03099 - October 2014.jpg Heritage Shunters Trust NCB, Monkton Coking Plant[13] [38]
03112 D2112 File:British Rail Class 03 Diesel Shunter D2112.jpg Rother Valley Railway -
03113 D2113 File:British Rail Class 03 03113 at Peak Rail - October 2014.jpg Heritage Shunters Trust D2113 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[39]
- D2117 File:D2117.jpg Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway [40]
- D2118 File:HDL Leicestershire Bell Railtour and GCN 13.jpg Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Worked at Anglian Building Products, Lenwade, Norfolk from August 1973,
then at Dow-Mac near Stamford from December 1993. 		[41]
03119 D2119 File:Loco 03119 at North Weald.JPG Epping Ongar Railway [42]
- D2120 File:Fawley Hill Railway, Henley-on-Thames 35.jpg Fawley Hill Railway, Buckingamshire [43]
03901 D2128 File:D2128.jpg Somerset and Dorset Railway at Midsomer Norton Sold 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 [44][45]
- D2133 File:Dunster 2133.jpg West Somerset Railway Worked at Cellophane's Bridgwater factory in the 1970s, prior to preservation at the time. [46]
- D2134 File:Locomotive D2351 at Milton of Crathes (geograph 1821390).jpg Royal Deeside Railway Was based in Belgium between 1976 and 1993, has since been repatriated back to the UK. [47]
- D2138 File:Midland Railway Centre, Butterley 06.jpg Midland Heritage Railway Used at Pye Hill Colliery between 1969 and 1984, prior to preservation. [48]
- D2139 Heritage Shunters Trust NCB, Coed Ely Coking Plant[13] [49]
03141 D2141 File:British Rail Class 03 03141 on The Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway - July 2017 - 02.jpg Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway [50]
03144 D2144 File:Leeming Bar railway station MMB 03 03144.jpg Wensleydale Railway [51]
03145 D2145 D2578 Locomotive Group, Moreton Business Park [52]
- D2148 File:Preston Riverside - D2148 (bonnet end).JPG Ribble Steam Railway NCB, Bowers Row Disposal Point[13] [53]
- D2152 File:D2152 (03152) Swindon and Cricklade Railway (27415712921).jpg Swindon & Cricklade Railway Cut-down cab variant[54]
03158 D2158 File:03158 Mangapps September 2022.jpg Mangapps Railway Museum [55]
03162Script error: No such module "Unsubst". D2162 File:Class 03, No.03162 Built 1960 by BR.jpg Llangollen Railway [56]Template:Efn
03170 D2170 File:Loco 03170 at North Weald.JPG Epping Ongar Railway Was owned by Otis Euro Transrail between 1989-1999 and then latterly was present on the Battlefield Line [57][58]Template:Efn
- D2178 File:BR Class 03 03178 (D2178) (7836378810).jpg Gwili Railway NCB, Coed Ely Coking Plant[13] [59]
03179 D2179 File:FCC 03179 at NVR.jpg Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway[5] Worked on the Isle of Wight along with 03079. This loco (03179 Clive) has a cut-down cab owing to the low tunnels at Ryde. This engine was the last 03 to work for a main-line company, before being preserved. Also notable was its naming ceremony at Template:Rws.[60]
- D2180 Battlefield Line [61]
- D2182 File:Class 03 D2182 - Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway (14312050219).jpg Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway [62]
- D2184 File:D2184 at the Colne Valley Railway.jpg Colne Valley Railway NCB, Southend Coal Concentration Depot[13] [63]
03189 D2189 File:24.09.83 Birkenhead Mollington Street MPD 03189 (6191677017).jpg Ribble Steam Railway [64]
03192 D2192 File:Paignton 2192.jpg Dartmouth Steam Railway [65]
03196 D2196 West Coast Railways, Carnforth [66]Template:Efn
03197 D2197 File:British Rail Class 03 No. 03197 at Ropley Sidings and workshop - August 2018.jpg Mid-Norfolk Railway Was previously at the Mid-Norfolk Railway to help build the new Kimberley Ballast Pit Sidings. Moved to Mangapps Railway Museum in August 2019 however, moved back to the Mid-Norfolk Railway in February 2020. [67]
- D2199 File:Class 03 No.D2199 on hire duty at Eurotunnel's Cheriton terminal Folkestone 8-4-94 Barrie Hughes.jpg Heritage Shunters Trust Sold 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 (?)-2006 [68][69]
03371 D2371 Departmental 92 File:Churston - 03371 in the up yard.JPG Dartmouth Steam Railway [70]
- D2381 West Coast Railways, Carnforth [71]
03399 D2399 File:03 399 in station.jpg Mangapps Railway Museum [72]

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Scale Models

Mainline Railways and Replica each offered OO gauge models.[73] Mainline Railways introduced their OO gauge Class 03s in 1983; one in BR green and 03382 in BR blue.[74] 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 Class 03 in OO gauge, which was introduced in 2010.[75] In early 2011, Modelzone released special edition examples of the Isle of Wight prototypes, which were produced by Bachmann.[76][77]

Graham Farish currently offers a British N gauge model.[78] Past models have included D2388 in BR green livery and 03066 in BR blue livery.[79]

In 2008, Bachmann introduced O gauge brass models of the Class 03 in BR green and BR blue liveries.[80]

Notes

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Further reading

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