🚆 Dapol N Gauge Class 33 Decorated Samples Revealed

Posted by on
slide 2 of 8
Dapol Class 33

Dapol have revealed decorated samples for their new batch of N Gauge Class 33 diesel locomotives!


Seven new variations are available to pre-order now in a range of BR green, BR blue, Direct Rail Services and Fragonset liveries. Each of these is available either DCC Ready or DCC Fitted, depending on your preference. We currently expect the final models to arrive in stock during Q4 2025.


Dapol have advised the following: Decorated samples are currently being reviewed by the design team and feedback will be sent to the factory in China. Two obvious things that initially stick out are the shades of blue on the DRS model and the presentation of the lining across the grilles, both need some refinement.

PRe-Order Now

Class 33/0 D6509 BR Green No Yellow Warning Panel Diesel Locomotive

Class 33/0 D6509 BR Green No Yellow Warning Panel Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted

Class 33/0 D6523 BR Green Small Yellow Panels Diesel Locomotive

Class 33/0 D6523 BR Green Small Yellow Panels Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted

Class 33/0 33056 BR Blue Full Yellow Ends The Burma Star Diesel Locomotive

Class 33/0 33056 BR Blue Full Yellow Ends The Burma Star Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted

Class 33/0 33025 DRS Diesel Locomotive

Class 33/0 33025 DRS Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted

Class 33/1 D6580 BR Green Very Small Yellow Panels Diesel Locomotive

Class 33/1 D6580 BR Green Very Small Yellow Panels Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted

Class 33/1 33107 BR Blue Diesel Locomotive

Class 33/1 33107 BR Blue Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted

Class 33/1 33103 Fragonset Swordfish Diesel Locomotive

Class 33/1 33103 Fragonset Swordfish Diesel Locomotive - DCC Fitted

Product Features

Detailed body with etched grills and separately fitted handrails 

RP25.72 darkened wheels with pin point bearings 

5 pole Super creep motor with huge pulling power and incredible slow running speed

All wheel drive and pick up 

Independently controllable directional lighting 

Dapol’s low friction mechanism for efficient quiet running 

Heavy split frame chassis for excellent running and haulage qualities 

Prototype Information

Class 33
Image by Lamberhurst

The British Rail Class 33, also known as the BRCW Type 3 or "Crompton", is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives. They were produced as a more powerful Type 3 development of the Class 26. This was achieved, quite simply, by removing the steam heating boiler and fitting a larger 8 cylinder version of the previous 6 cylinder engine. This was possible because of the traffic requirements of the Southern Region; locomotive-hauled passenger traffic depended on seasonal tourist traffic and was heavier in the summer, when carriage heating was not needed. In the winter, their expected use was to be for freight. Thus, they became the most powerful BR Bo-Bo diesel locomotive. The perennially unreliable steam heating boiler could also be avoided. A total of 98 were built by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRCW) and they were known as "Cromptons" after the Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment installed in them.


(Information provided via Wikipedia) 

Back to blog