33201 emerged new as D6586 from the BRCW Smethwick Works in February 1962. 6586 was the first of the 12 strong narrow bodied Cromptons for specific use on the Tonbridge – Battle’s confined tunnel sections.
Over the years 33201 has worked from Holyhead to Fishguard, Manchester to Dunstable and all over the Southern many times. She was renumbered from 6586 to 33201 in Jan 74, stored at Stewarts Lane in Sep 93 and finally withdrawn in October 93. She was sold into preservation 4 years later being at various preserved lines incl Chinnor but it is at Shackerstone where GK recently sampled her that she has become a very popular preserved “slim”.
Sample 33201 workings with a few phots
6586 Rugby – Brighton Adex (ex Mitre Bridge Jn) 220669
6586 Dunstable – Northfleet cement empties (from Luton) 020972
33201 0742 Tonbridge – Redhill 080877
33201 (with TC 419) 0845 Clapham Jn – Kensington Olympia 030278
33201 Dunstable – Northfleet cement empties throughout! 220480
33201 2U25 1818 London Bridge – East Grinstead 081080
In fading light, a grainy image of 33201 at Temple Meads with the 1610 to Brighton on December 13th 1985
33201 1O85 1610 Bristol – Brighton 131285
33201 1B40 1220 Swansea – Fishguard H 300486
33201 1D27 1116 Crewe – Holyhead 120586
33201 1V09 1408 Holyhead – Cardiff 120586
4 photos from Dave Spencer above featuring 33201 on the 1116 Crewe – Holyhead at Crewe and Bangor, plus 33201 at Holyhead and Chester with the 1408 Holyhead – Cardiff on May 11th 1986
33201 1M70 0750 Swansea – Manchester 300486
33201 2252 Waterloo – Weymouth (to Eastleigh) 110687
33201 on shed at Hither Green (thanks to “TC” for the phot) 1991
33201 (with 33118) 1515 Waterloo – Exeter SD 150293
Shackerstone – Shenton shuttles at the Battlefield line on September 17th 2023, thanks to “GK” for the phots
33201 61 years of service to date, a top slim….
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