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Class 33/2



Wiki Info: 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. A total of 98 Class 33s were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) and were known as "Cromptons" after the Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment installed in them.[1] Like their lower-powered BRCW sisters (BR Classes 26 and 27), their bodywork and cab ends were of all steel construction. The original (1957) number sequence was D6500–D6597.

Woking Station
 Interesting that...well, it may be to some of you. Either way...I like them, the shape, the design, they look like plucky little do all chaps.

Northfleet Cement

Now....ours:

This the Heljan 33, (fuel tank has been removed for Matt to plonk the speaker stuff in, other pics will be added later) the new one just released at time of writing. Generally well received by the relevant media with the exception of Rail Express's model section. I cannot say whether Simon Bendall is correct, I expect he is he knows his stuff but again....not relevant to me.


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