Class 33 for sight …
I started spotting in Sep 69 but unfortunately most of my log books prior to April 72 have been lost. So heres my Crompton’s spots from April 72, with 6528/33111 the last one in the book 5 years later. An awful lot of the Hither Green machines were viewed in the evenings at Luton where a 33 worked North each evening to Luton returning with the Dunstable – Northfleet cement empties.
The entry for 6588 (later 33203) is especially interesting as the loco was viewed daytime at Old Oak Pill Box. This superb spot was next to the GW main line with the WLL, the tube and Park Royal mainline all within spotting range. The site has only recently succumbed to HS2 works. Anyway 6588 was viewed presumably on an inter regional freight to Acton on the WLL before heading light to Luton where we viewed her stabled prior to working the cements…
6500 Luton 110773
later renumbered 33001
6501 Clapham Jn 060972
later renumbered 33002
6502 – withdrawn 170564
6503 Clapham Jn 020972
later renumbered 33003
6504 Clapham Jn 290472
later renumbered 33004
6505 Reading 250473
later renumbered 33005
6506 Soton 180873
later renumbered 33006
6507 Clapham Jn (as 33007) 190474
later renumbered 33007
6508 Clapham Jn 080773
later renumbered 33008
6509 Waterloo 300773
later renumbered 33009
6510 Hither Green 290472
later renumbered 33010
6511 Waterloo 060972
later renumbered 33101
6512 Clapham Jn 060972
later renumbered 33011
6513 Clapham Jn 060972
later renumbered 33102
6514 Woking 180873
later renumbered 33103
6515 Old Oak Pill Box 150872
later renumbered 33012
6516 Clapham Jn 020972
later renumbered 33104
6517 Clapham 020972
later renumbered 33105
6518 Waterloo 020972
later renumbered 33013
6519 Clapham Jn 281073
later renumbered 33106
6520 Eastleigh Yd 180873
later renumbered 33107
6521 Reading 250473
later renumbered 33108
6522 Salisbury (as 33014) 190875
later renumbered 33014
6523 Waterloo 020972
later renumbered 33015
6524 Waterloo 080773
later renumbered 33016
6525 Clapham Jn 060972
later renumbered 33109
6526 Clapham Jn 250473
later renumbered 33017
6527 Eastleigh Depot 180873
later renumbered 33110
6528 Reading 200378 (as 33111 my last one for sight, celebrated by bashing her RG-Bas on the 0700 Newcastle – Poole!)
later renumbered 33111
33111 waits at the temporary Dunstable Kingsway platform (behind 4TC) with an “ADAPT” Dunstable – Portsmouth ADEX on May 8th 1988. Whilst 33’0/2’s occasionally visited the Dunstable branch on cement, “bagpipes” were very rare, especially on passenger!
6529 Clapham Jn 060972
later renumbered 33112
6530 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33018
6531 Soton 180873
later renumbered 33113
6532 Exeter SD 020672
later renumbered 33114
6533 Clapham Jn 020972
later renumbered 33115
6534 Selhurst 290472
later renumbered 33019
6535 Basingstoke (as 33116) 020477
later renumbered 33116
6536 Weymouth (as 33117) 190277
later renumbered 33117
6537 Eastleigh Yd 180873
later renumbered 33020
6538 Clapham Jn 060972
later renumbered 33118
6539 Clapham Jn 290472
later renumbered 33021
6540 Fleet 180873
later renumbered 33022
6541 Basingstoke 180873
later renumbered 33023
6542 Eastleigh Works 180873
later renumbered 33024
6543 Waterloo 180873
later renumbered 33025
6544 Bristol TM 200473
later renumbered 33026
6545 Waterloo 180873
later renumbered 33027
Classic Salisbury with the booked 89 in her blind, 33027 awaits the tip with 1V31 1510 Portsmouth H – Bristol on October 19th 1985. The next move was 33031 on 1L12 1704 Salisbury – Waterloo home!
6546 Clapham Jn 290472
later renumbered 33028
6547 Old Oak Pill Box 150872
later renumbered 33029
6548 Eastleigh 180873
later renumbered 33030
6549 Clapham Jn 250473
later renumbered 33031
6550 Waterloo 180873
later renumbered 33032
6551 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33033
6552 Old Oak Pill Box 150872
later renumbered 33034
6553 Clapham Jn 290472
later renumbered 33035
6554 Clapham Jn 290472
later renumbered 33036
6555 Clapham Jn 250473
later renumbered 33037
6556 Clapham Jn 290472
later renumbered 33038
6557 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33039
6558 London Bridge 300773
later renumbered 33040
6559 Luton 110573
later renumbered 33041
6560 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33042
6561 (with 6564) Luton (am) 090673
later renumbered 33043
6562 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33044
6563 (with 6572) Luton (am) 201172
later renumbered 33045
6564 Old Oak Bridge (NLL) 150872
later renumbered 33046
6565 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33047
6566 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33048
6567 Luton 230672
later renumbered 33049
6568 Luton 310872
later renumbered 33050
33050 arrives at Fareham with 1V46 0830 Brighton – Cardiff on June 21st 1986. The lines leading straight behind the loco formerly served Gosport but this line closed to pasengers in 1953. Part of the line survived for freight until 1992. A Tony Ewer phot
6569 Luton 220872
later renumbered 33051
6570 Hither Green 300773
later renumbered 33052
6571 Hither Green 290472
later renumbered 33053
6572 New Cross 290472
later renumbered 33054
6573 Clapham Jn (as 33055)
later renumbered 33055
6574 Clapham Jn 020972
later renumbered 33056
6575 Harpenden (as 33057) 230274
later renumbered 33057
6576 Withdrawn 03/11/68
6577 Clapham Jn 290472
later renumbered 33058
6578 Norwood Jn 290472
later renumbered 33059
6579 Luton 290573
later renumbered 33060
6580 Eastleigh 180873
later renumbered 33119
6581 Luton 180872
later renumbered 33061
Classic air braked Mk I S3748 is about to fill with homebound commuters on a London Bridge – East Grinstead service powered by 33061 on April 2nd 1974. A John Williams phot recvd with thanks
6582 Luton 040972
later renumbered 33062
6583 Leighton Buzzard “zooex” from Gillingham 040873
later renumbered 33063
6584 Luton 170873
later renumbered 33064
6585 Norwood Jn 290472
later renumbered 33065
6586 Luton 020972
later renumbered 33201
6587 Old Oak Bridge (NLL) 150872
later renumbered 33202
6588 Old Oak Pill Box, (also seen Luton pm) 150872
later renumbered 33203
6589 Luton 230872
later renumbered 33204
6590 Luton 130772
later renumbered 33205
6591 Luton 160672
later renumbered 33206
33206 was specially requested for Bedford Open day because of her rarity value. The big “slim” is seen on display in the goods yard at Bedford Open Day on May 28th 1988
6592 Luton 240872
later renumbered 33207
6593 Luton 290773
later renumbered 33208
6594 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33209
6595 Hither Green 080773
later renumbered 33210
6596 Old Oak Bridge (NLL) 150872
later renumbered 33211
6597 Luton 060772
later renumbered 33212
Link to my first haulage behind each 33 list, this took 17 years to get all the surviving fleet in! end
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