Pete 75C Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I'll always have a fondness for the humble Crompton, as this was the second loco type I qualified on back in the 80s (after the Class 47). Last year, 33108 was a visiting locomotive at the North Norfolk Railway's June diesel gala. Living in Sheringham, a quick trip down to the station was called for. A quick question, though... 108 has white window surrounds at one end only. Is this just a preserved embellishment or did she ever run like this? Pete. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) I'm afraid, I can't answer you're question!But here are some photos of her when she came to Swanage for the 2013 Diesel Gala: These photos were are my property, so please ask before downloading, thanks! If you want anymore info in these pics, feel free to ask! Edited January 31, 2014 by 80104 Productions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold griffgriff Posted January 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) A few 'bagpipes' had white windows but I'm not sure about 108. This is the kind of thing that can happen when you start employing people from Finsbury IMHO Edited January 30, 2014 by griffgriff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 A quick flick through Flickr suggests 33108 ran for a while in 1988 with white window surrounds, inconclusive if it was one end only, the white was across the end of the loco only and did not 'wrap' around, cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 A quick flick through Flickr suggests 33108 ran for a while in 1988 with white window surrounds, inconclusive if it was one end only, the white was across the end of the loco only and did not 'wrap' around, cheers Yeah, I've spent a while this evening searching for photographic evidence of 33108 pre-preservation and the wraparound white at one end does seem to be a recent thing. I remember as a young secondman at Norwood from 1983 we started to see things a little different from the usual all over-blue. The first ED to appear in large logo blue with wraparound yellow ends came as a bit of a shock! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
South of 1E Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) 33109 at Kenny O with the Alresford Clipper tour on 030793. The "Crompton" had worked form Bedford via BY and did Southfields on departure after naming Captain Bill Smith. They shut the loco down for the naming, a bit anxious she wouldnt restart, no problems tho! NR http://www.leightonlogs.org Edited January 30, 2014 by South of 1E 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 33112 Templecombe at Weymouth with black window surrounds, 1988: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13706945@N00/6547109995/ This is always a handy reference for Crompton livery variations: http://class33.zxq.net/CromptonLivery.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Some good photos on here!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Some good photos on here!! Yup. More please, and they don't have to have the push-pull dangly bits... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Yup. More please, and they don't have to have the push-pull dangly bits... I'll start digging through my files then..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) I own all of these pics, please don't reproduce without my permission! Edited January 31, 2014 by 80104 Productions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
11B Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 A bit of a sad looking one... WCRC 33030 in DRS livery A donor to keep the others in WCRC fleet going. Ian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 A bit of a sad looking one... WCRC 33030 in DRS livery A donor to keep the others in WCRC fleet going. Ian This one used to be owned by EWS didn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Yup. More please, and they don't have to have the push-pull dangly bits... Oh dear, what have you started... For rarity value, dangly bits and the Southern's Mk3 coaches, somewhere near Overton, doing Bournemouth line engineering diversions, in 1989. Possibly 33117: And standing at Paddington in 1983/84, having brought in a regular Fridays only train from Plymouth. Number unknown (well, buried in a notebook somewhere probably, but I'm not that obsessed about it): Any special requests? Edit (11 months later): This was Fri 13 July 1984. I caught it at Westbury at 1841, 33017 and 5 Mk1s. See also this thread . Edited December 14, 2014 by eastwestdivide 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Oh dear, what have you started... Any special requests? Well, now that you ask... During my time at Norwood (84-89ish) I remember a Crompton in a variation of large logo livery with black window surrounds (I think)... I believe the window surrounds were similar to 33109 in South of 1E's picture at Kenny O (above), but the loco was definitely blue, not grey. No idea of the number, just to be difficult! Edited January 31, 2014 by Pete_S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Temeraire Posted February 1, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 1, 2014 This one you mean, 33012? http://www.71a.co.uk/images/33012_29.jpg 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 This one you mean, 33012? http://www.71a.co.uk/images/33012_29.jpg I'd have to hazard a guess and say that's the one! Many thanks. It certainly looks as I remembered. We didn't see too many (if any) 33/1s or 33/2s at Norwood so it would have to be a 33/0. Thanks again. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Some good photos there. I enjoyed a trip on the Swanage Railway in 2011, I will have to make another visit 3 class 33s stabled on the stop blocks 7/7/2011 cheers 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Some good photos there. I enjoyed a trip on the Swanage Railway in 2011, I will have to make another visit IMG_4132a.jpg 3 class 33s stabled on the stop blocks 7/7/2011 cheers 'Swordfish' on the right 'Stan Symes' on the left and 'Hot Dog' in the corner! Nowhere else would that make sense! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 If anyone could give me info on this photo, I would be delighted. Such as - where is it? And the working? The slide mount gives the loco as 33201 and the date 21st Aug 1985. Did the Cliffe-Uddingston cement trains last that long? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 75C Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Great photos folks. Many, many thanks. The Crompton was an absolute pleasure to drive (even if the droplight cab windows leaked like a sieve) with, in my experience, a pretty low failure rate. They really were (are) good locos. Together with the Class 73 (ED), it was pretty much all we had at Norwood and we used the Crompton for the East Grinstead/Uckfield rush hour trains and Central Division and inter-regional freight. Towards the mid-late 80s, more and more Class 47s appeared at Norwood and the basic driver's course at Waterloo changed from the 33 to the 47. I was lucky enough to convert to the Crompton after passing on the 47 as my main traction. Pretty much downhill after that and I became a slam-door EPB & VEP driver! Great nostalgia trip - thanks again. Pete. Edited February 1, 2014 by Pete_S 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) If anyone could give me info on this photo, I would be delighted. Such as - where is it? And the working? The slide mount gives the loco as 33201 and the date 21st Aug 1985. Did the Cliffe-Uddingston cement trains last that long? Not the Uddingston that late. Cliffe had closed as a cement works way before then. As there are bogie tanks in that photo, and 33201 was a Hither Green one, I'd hazard a guess that the train was a Northfleet working, possibly to Dunstable via the MML, which was electrified by then. Can you read the headcode off the original? Edited February 1, 2014 by eastwestdivide Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I first saw the 33s at Exeter, probably on the Brighton - Exeter service, then on the Waterloos when they took over from the Warships. In the 1980s I took quite a few photos of them especially on the Cardiff/Bristol - Portsmouth Harbour workings. There are a number of them on my Flickr site, here is one of the better ones:- Slim Jim at Swansea 33/2s were occasional visitors to the Bristol area but 33205 was a rare visitor this far west when seen at Swansea, it is waiting to work the 09.50 service to Portsmouth Harbour, 19/9/86 cheers 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny777 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Not the Uddingston that late. Cliffe had closed as a cement works way before then. As there are bogie tanks in that photo, and 33201 was a Hither Green one, I'd hazard a guess that the train was a Northfleet working, possibly to Dunstable via the MML, which was electrified by then. Can you read the headcode off the original? I looked at the headcode, but the blinds are just two white rectangles as with 205 above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
South of 1E Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) 33008 at Fareham with the 1205 Cardiff-Portsmouth on 181085. Fareham was a hive of activity every hour for a few minutes as on bailing the Northbound Bristol would arrive 33021 on this day, a thumper would also be on the Eastleigh shuttle and the whole thing repeated every hour or so... NR www.leightonlogs.org Edited February 1, 2014 by South of 1E 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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