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    UK: Diesel Loco: 33

    Diesel Loco

    Class 33 Crompton

    The British Rail Class 33, also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton, is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives, ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962.

    They were produced as a more powerful Type 3 (1,550 bhp) development of the 1,160 bhp Type 2 Class 26. This was achieved, quite simply, by removing the steam heating boiler and fitting a larger 8-cylinder version of the previous 6-cylinder engine. This was possible because of the traffic requirements of the Southern Region: locomotive-hauled passenger traffic depended on seasonal tourist traffic and was heavier in the summer, when carriage heating was not needed. In the winter, their expected use was to be for freight. Thus, they became the most powerful BR Bo-Bo diesel locomotive

    Now privately owned or in Preservation

    Gauge 1435mm
    Builder BRCW
    Max Speed 85 mph
    Introduced 1960–1962
    Length 15470mm
    Width 2690mm
    Height 3860mm
    Weight 74.2 / 78.2t
    Engine Sulzer 8LDA28
    Transmission Diesel Electric
    Power 1156kW
    TE 200kN
    Driving Wheel Dia 1092mm
    Wheelbase 11890mm
    Wheel Arrangement Bo-Bo

    Photo: John J Cordrey

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    Number Alt number Name Status Pool Depot Note
    33002 D6501 Sea King P MBDL PR
    33019 D6534 Griffon S NRLS BU
    33021 D6539 Eastleigh, Captain Charles** P MBDL PR
    33023 D6541 X
    33025 D6543 Sultan**, Glen Falloch AWCA CS
    33026 D6544 Seafire** X
    33027 D6545 X
    33029 D6547 Glen Loy AWCA CS
    33030 D6548 S AWCX CS
    33035 D6553 Spitfire** P MBDL PR
    33053 D6571 Mid Hants Railway P UKRM LR
    33063 D6583 R J Mitchell P PR
    33065 D6585 Sealion** P PR
    D6508 33008 Eastleigh** P UKRM PR
    D6515 33012 Lt Jenny Lewis RN R MBDL PR Back from Arlington
    D6566 33048 P PR
    D6570 33052 Ashford P PR
    D6575 33057 Seagull** P MBDL PR

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    The British Rail Class 33/1 locomotives are nicknamed "Bag Pipes". This nickname specifically refers to the Class 33/1 locomotives that were fitted for push-pull working and featured air pipes under the cab windows, resembling bagpipes. They were also known more generally as "Cromptons", due to the Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment they used.

    33116 at Windsor & Eton - 10 December 1989

    Photo: Neil Thaler

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    Number Alt number Name Status Pool Depot Note
    33102 D6513 Sophie P
    33103 D6514 SWORDFISH P NRLO PR
    33108 D6521 VAMPIRE** P MBDL KR
    33109 D6525 Captain Bill Smith RNR P MBDL PR
    33110 D6527 A MBDL PR
    33111 D6528 P MBDL BH
    33116 D6535 Hertfordshire Rail Tours** P PR
    33117 D6536 P MBDL PR

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    The British Rail Class 33/2 locomotives are nicknamed "Slim Jims". This nickname arose because they were built with a narrower body profile to navigate the restricted tunnels on the Hastings line.
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    Number Alt number Name Status Pool Depot Note
    33201 D6586 P MBDL PR
    33202 D6587 The Burma Star**, Meteor**, Dennis G Robinson P MBDL DE On loan
    33204 D6589 X
    33207 D6592 Earl Mountbatten of Burma**,Jim Martin AWCA CS At SH
    D6593 33208 P PR


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