Lima L204705

Class & Prototype

The British Rail Class 33 "Crompton" represents one of the most successful Southern Region diesel designs. Built by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company between 1960-1962, these 1,550 hp Bo-Bo locomotives featured Sulzer 8LDA28-B engines and Crompton Parkinson electrics. The 98-strong fleet comprised three variants: 86 standard Class 33/0 mixed-traffic locomotives, 19 Class 33/1 "Bagpipes" push-pull conversions, and 12 narrow-bodied Class 33/2 "Slim Jims" for the restricted Hastings line. They worked boat trains, branch passenger services, heavy freight, and pioneered push-pull operations with 4TC sets on the Bournemouth-Weymouth corridor from 1967-1988. Service life spanned 1960-2001, with 29 locomotives (30% of the class) preserved. Comprehensive model availability exists in OO gauge (Heljan), N gauge (Dapol), and O gauge (Heljan).

No prototype found.

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