Crompton No 33012 - D6515

Class 33 diesel loco No 33012 - D6515 stands at Harman's Cross on 10th March 2007

Crompton No 33012 is owned by the 71A Loco Group, and returned to Swanage in time for the May 2011 Diesel Gala after undergoing overhaul at Eastleigh works.

The 71A locomotive Group was founded in 1996 by a group of Eastleigh train drivers who came together to preserve class 33 number 33008 Eastleigh.

The Group successfully tendered for 33012 - along with 33109 and 33208 - when EWS offered several class 33s for sale in March 1997.

33012 was gradually repaired and eventually moved to the Swanage Railway in October 1999.

33012 hauled the final freight train on the Wimborne line on 3 May 1977 carrying a special headboard "The Last Train from Wimborne 3 May 1977".

Enthusiasts can see Class 33s in action in a new 85 minutes duration DVD available from the Swanage Railway On-line Shop here. The DVD is titled "Southern Region Diesel & Electric" priced at £9.75. The DVD contains two programmes looking at diesel & electric power in the last days of BR, covering the late 1980s and early 1990s Includes push-pull services to Weymouth just prior to electrification of the line in May 1988. Also features class 33s, 73s, Hastings units, EMUs and class 33s on the cross country Portsmouth to Bristol line.

Please click on the image on the right to go direct to the DVD ordering page.

Class 33 diesel loco D6515 'Stan Symes' (BR TOPS number 33 012) at Harman's Cross on 10th March 2007.

Key Facts

• Power type Diesel-electric
• Builder Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
• Build date 1960-1962
• Total production 98
• Nicknames Cromptons
• Configuration Bo-Bo
• Length 50 ft 9 in (15.5 m)
• Locomotive weight 76 tons
• Prime mover Sulzer 8LDA28
• Transmission DC generator, DC traction motors
• 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
• Train brakes Dual (Air & Vacuum)

Crompton No 33012 News Updates

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71A Loco Group website - owners of Crompton No 33012 / D6515 Stan Symes

  Class 33 diesel loco D6515 Stan Symes after Swanage overhaul Feb 2007 (30 photos) - 19/02/07
  Class 33 D6515 Stan Symes at Harman's Cross Mar 2007 (110 photos) - 19/02/07
  Class 33 Diesel D6515 assists signal training on the Swanage Railway (20 photos) - 16/02/03
  D6515 - 33012 Stan Symes celebrates its 40th birthday at Swanage - 12th July 2000