British Rail Class D3/5 was a

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locomotive built by

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at their

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. It was a diesel powered locomotive in the pre- TOPS period and the class was numbered 13152–13166 (later renumbered D3152-D3166). They were similar to Class D3/4 ( TOPS Class 10, numbers 13137–13151 / D3137–D3151), but had electrical equipment from

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rather than GEC. All fifteen locomotives were withdrawn between February and December 1967.

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* Wheel arrangement:

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shunter * Introduced: 1955 * Builder:

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* Engine: Blackstone ER6T of * Transmission: ** Electric,

(Class D3/5) ** Electric,

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(Class D3/4)

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* D003.05 C locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1955 Scrapped locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of Great Britain Diesel-electric locomotives of Great Britain {{diesel-loco-stub

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