British Rail Class 33
The British Rail Class 33 also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton is a class of Bo-Bo diesel locomotives ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1959 and 1963.
| BRCW Type 3 British Rail Class 33 | |
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| D6575 | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company |
| Serial number | DEL92–DEL189 (not in order) |
| Build date | 1960–1962 |
| Total production | 98 |
| Configuration | Bo-Bo |
| UIC classification | Bo'Bo' |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
| Minimum curve | 4 chains (80 m) |
| Wheelbase | 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m) |
| Length | 50 ft 9 in (15.47 m) |
| Width | D6500–D6585: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) D6586–D6597: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Height | 12 ft 8 in (3.86 m) |
| Locomotive weight | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). to Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Fuel capacity | 800 imp gal (3,600 l; 960 US gal) |
| Prime mover | Sulzer 8LDA28 |
| Transmission | DC generator, DC traction motors |
| Multiple working | ★ Blue Star |
| Top speed | 85 mph (137 km/h) |
| Power output | Engine: 1,550 bhp (1,156 kW) At rail: 1,215 hp (906 kW) |
| Tractive effort | Maximum: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Continuous: Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Train heating | Electric Train Heat |
| Locomotive brakeforce | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Train brakes | Dual (Air & Vacuum) |
| Career | British Railways |
| Number | D6500–D6597; later 33001–33065, 33101–33119, 33201–33212 |
| Nicknames | Cromptons |
| Axle load class | Route availability 6 |
A total of 98 class 33s were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, and they were called "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. [2]
British Rail Class 33 Media
33208 in BR civil engineers livery at Eastleigh, 1995
A pair of 33s - D6527 and D6505 at Oxford with a Bromford Bridge to Fawley oil train in March 1964.
33118 at London Waterloo
33102 propelling a 4TC unit from Weymouth, 1987.
33109 arrives at the ferry terminal having negotiated the Weymouth Harbour Tramway on its way to quay in August 1981. Note the bell and beacon warning unit on the cab front and the platform height air brake pipes with two rolled flags wedged behind.
D6501 runs round the train at Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway.
33108 pulls into Kidderminster Town station on the Severn Valley Railway in May 2023
References
- ↑ "Class 33 - Overview". Southern E-Group (SEMG). Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ "Class 33 - Technical Details". Southern E-Group (SEMG). Retrieved 2007-02-16.
