The Class 33s are better known by their nickname ‘Cromptons’. This programme features over two-thirds of this versatile class on a wide variety of duties at locations throughout the Southern and beyond.
• Green ‘Cromptons’ at Bournemouth including pioneer D6500.
• 33/1s on the Bournemouth to Weymouth and Waterloo to West of England push-pull services.
• Freight including 33/0s on Yeoman stone trains.
• Network liveried 33 035 and ‘Dutch’ liveried 33 008 on engineers.
• 33s on Dungeness flask train
• 33 047 on mixed goods
• 33 202 on a depot fuel working
• A 33/1 on tanks at Eastleigh
• 33/2s on parcels duties in Kent
• Crewe to Cardiff workings in 1982
• Construction traffic for the Channel tunnel
• 33 027 with ‘Eurostar’ coaches at Dover
• Cross country Portsmouth to Bristol trains
• South Western freight including Meldon Quarry ballast trains
• 33/0 on RMC aggregates service -33 011 on cement
• 33 028 on MOD service
• 33s in pairs on the cross channel ferry train
• Special duties including Waterloo to Exeter substitutions
• 33 019 on snow plough • 33 203 on VSOE
• 33 119 on Dunstable branch
• 33 114 at Ashford
• 33 101 at Ipswich
• Repainted 33 116
• Eurostar test engine 83 301 (Ex 33 115)
• Plus much more
Produced by - Transport Video Publishing
Running time - 60 minutes approx
DVD only
Released - March 2020
