History of 33108 (D6521)

Built:                 BRC&W Works, Smethwick.
Introduced to Traffic: 10^th September 1960.
BRC&W Works Number:    DEL 113.
TOPS Renumbering:      1^st January 1974.
Named:                 “VAMPIRE” at Fragonset, Derby
                       17^th May 2002 to 25^th April 2005     
                     
Depot Allocations:     HG:  10/09/60.
                       EH:  07/63.
                       HQ:  16/05/93.
                Withdrawn:  24/05/93.
               Reinstated:  08/11/00.
                       TM:  08/11/00.
                       DF:  21/05/01.
                       HQ:  25/06/10.

Modifications / Restrictions:   

Push-Pull Equipped at ZG: 18/11/66.
ETH Isolated: 01/01/91 to 08/11/00.
Headlight Fitted: EH 06/92 to 04/97, and from 11/00.

Liveries:  
BR Green.
BR Blue. (First blue 33 from 11/66)
BR Blue with white cab window surrounds.
BR Blue.
Departmental Grey.
Departmental Dutch Yellow / Grey.
BR Blue. (P)
Fragonset Black. (P)
BR Blue. (P)
BR Blue with white cab window surrounds. (P)

Livery Notes:      
EH White Horse applied: 04/87 to 05/87.
Locomotive received unofficial name “Corina” at Eastleigh Depot from 02/89 to 04/89 (one side).
White Lamp Brackets: 02/88.


Sectors:      11/05/87 – Departmental.
              28/05/87 – DXXX.
              18/01/88 – DXXA.
              16/05/88 – RXXA.
              16/09/88 – DCSA.
              05/11/88 – RXLC.
              01/10/89 – DCSA.
              30/01/90 – DCWA.
              19/02/90 – DCSA.
              05/04/92 – NKJE.
              16/05/93 – NXJX.
              20/03/94 – ENZX.
              10/09/98 – WHZX.
              08/11/00 – SDFR.
              25/06/10 – MBDL.


Works Attention:

Intermediate Overhaul at ZG: 05/82
Intermediate Overhaul at ZG: 15/10/85
Main Generator Repairs at ZG: 11/91.
Power Unit Change (ex 33111) at DF: 07/01.

Final BR Passenger Working:

01/05/93: IL05 10.15 Waterloo-Salisbury, from Basingstoke.

Withdrawn from Service: 
      
Out of service at 22.00 at EH on 17/05/93.
Condemned at 09.00 at EH on 24/05/93.
Switched off with no defects.

Disposal:

Locomotive utilised as Depot Shunter at Eastleigh and not stripped for spares. Locomotive placed on first EWS tender list in September 1996 and sold for Preservation to the Class 33/1 Preservation Group in January 1997. Moved by rail from Eastleigh on 25^th April 1997 to Crewe Electric International Depot, arriving on 28^th April 1997, and repainted in BR Blue and had headlight removed prior to display at the depot open day on 3^rd May 1997.

Moved to The Railway Age, Crewe in late summer 1997 where restoration to running order continued. Locomotive was then hired to Fragonset Railways for a 5 year period. Locomotive moved to Tyseley via Bletchley, departing Crewe on 4^th August 1999 and arriving at Tyseley on 7^th August 1999, for further restoration and then moved to Fragonset, Derby on 10^th November 2000. Mainline certification by RESCO was achieved on the 8^th November 2000. Locomotive repainted in Fragonset black livery during January 2001.

Locomotive worked 2V42 10.28 Crewe-Cardiff additional on 3^rd February 2001 but failed at Hereford with a cracked hydrostatic pump. Locomotive received the overhauled power unit from fellow preserved 33111 in July 2001 and re-entered service in August 2001. Following expiry of the 5 year hire period the locomotive was repainted at FM Rail, Derby into BR Blue during early 2005 and moved by road on 9^th May 2005 to the Swanage Railway, arriving at Norden on 10^th May 2005. Locomotive was badly damaged in a low speed collision at Swanage on 16^th November 2006, sustaining damage to Cab no. 2 end bufferbeam area and cab front. Locomotive departed from Norden by road on 21^st June 2007 for Insurance funded contract repairs by Nemesis Rail at Barrow Hill Depot, Chesterfield where it arrived on 25^th June 2007. Since then, further repairs have been undertaken including a full power unit overhaul and the locomotive was started on 20^th March 2010 and undertook test runs on 21^st March 2010. 

The locomotive visited the East Lancashire Railway Diesel Gala, arriving by rail on 29^th June 2010 and returning on 12^th July 2010. 

The locomotive visited the Nene Valley Diesel Gala, arriving by rail on 22^nd September 2010 and returning on 6^th October 2010.

The locomotive visited the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Diesel Gala, arriving by rail on 0Z31 17.06 Barrow Hill-Grosmont (with 31128, 37275, and 47798) on 20^th September 2012 and returning as 0Z52 07:55 Grosmont-Barrow Hill (with 55022, 47798 and 37275) on 18^th September 2012

The locomotive visited the Swanage Railway Diesel Gala, arriving by rail on 0Z74 07.00 Barrow Hill-Lydney Junction (with 37521 and 55019) on 2^nd May 2013 hauled by 55009, where it recessed. On the 3^rd May 2013, with 31466 added to the convoy, it ran as 0Z75 09.45 Lydney Junction-Swanage.

The locomotive visited the Didcot Railway Centre Diesel Gala, arriving by rail on 0Z55 09.21 Swanage-Didcot (with 31466, 37521 and 55019) on 21^st May 2013 hauled by 55009. On the 29^th May 2013, it ran as 0Z37 07.58 Didcot-Lydney Junction and then, after detaching 31466 from the convoy, continued as 0Z38 13.25 Lydney Junction-Barrow Hill.

The locomotive visited the North Norfolk Railway Diesel Gala, arriving by rail on 0Z20 09.04 Barrow Hill-Sheringham (with 45133 and 56301) on 13^th June 2013, hauled by 31190 and 56311 and returning as 0Z20 13.00 Sheringham Barrow Hill (with 45133 to Butterley, then 40012 from Butterley) on 17^th June 2013., hauled by 31190 and 56311.

The locomotive visited the Nene Valley Railway Diesel Gala, arriving by rail on 0Z56 09.30 Washwood Heath-Butterley, then 0X56 15.02 Butterley-Fletton (with 20001, 45133 and 47401) on 3^rd October 2013, hauled by 56301 and returning as 0X56 13.03 Fletton-Butterley (with 45133, 47401 and 50026) on 7^th October 2013, hauled by 56301.
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