British Rail Class 33
| BRCW Type 3 British Rail Class 33 |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| 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 | 4 ft 81⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m) |
| Minimum curve | 4 chains (80 m) |
| Wheelbase | 39 ft 0 in (11.9 m) |
| Length | 50 ft 9 in (15.5 m) |
| Width | D6500–D6585: 8 ft 10 in (2.7 m) D6586–D6597: 8 ft 1½ in (2.5 m) |
| Height | 12 ft 8 in (3.9 m) |
| Locomotive weight | 73 long tons (74.2 t) to 77 long tons (78.2 t) |
| 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: 45,000 lbf (200 kN) Continuous: 26,000 lbf (116 kN) |
| Train heating | Electric Train Heat |
| Locomotive brakeforce | 35 LTf (349 kN) |
| 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 |
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.
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]
References[change]
- ↑ "Class 33 - Overview". Southern E-Group (SEMG). http://www.semgonline.com/diesel/class33_01.html. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ "Class 33 - Technical Details". Southern E-Group (SEMG). http://www.semgonline.com/diesel/class33_dat.html. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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