{"product_id":"gaugemaster-collection-gm2210603-po-pre-owned-gm2210603-class-33-030-ews-red-gold-diesel-locomotive","title":"Pre-Owned GM2210603 Class 33 030 EWS Red\/Gold Diesel Locomotive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/PRE_OWNED_deb9c3e3-4eba-441b-9472-3819dde489cb.jpg?v=1744705987\" width=\"201\" height=\"63\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Owned Item, in as new condition.\u003cbr\u003eTest Run.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe British Rail Class 33, also known as the BRCW Type 3 or Crompton, is a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives, ordered in 1957 and built for the Southern Region of British Railways between 1960 and 1962. They were produced as a more powerful Type 3 (1,550 bhp) development of the 1,160 bhp Type 2 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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. Like their lower-powered BRCW sisters, the Class 26 and Class 27 locomotives, their bodywork and cab ends were of all steel construction. They were very similar in appearance to Class 26 locos, but carried Southern Region two-digit headcode blinds between the cab windows. The original (1957) number sequence was D6500–D6597.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMODEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1:148 Scale model of a Class 33 diesel locomotive decorated in EWS Red\/Gold livery. These models have been specially commissioned by Gaugemaster and form part of the Gaugemaster Collection Series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese models feature lots of era specific details and markings and lots of external body details as modelled on the prototype.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGaugemaster Limited Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed body with etched grills and separately fitted handrails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRP25.72 darkened wheels with pin point bearings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 pole Super creep motor with huge pulling power and incredible slow running speed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll wheel drive and pick up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndependently controllable directional lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDapol’s low friction mechanism for efficient quiet running\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy split frame chassis for excellent running and haulage qualities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 x Class 33 Diesel Locomotive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCLASS 33\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRUNNING NUMBER\/NAME 33 030\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOPERATOR EWS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEASUREMENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLENGTH OVER BUFFER 100mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWIDTH 18mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHEIGHT 26mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gaugemaster Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58525653238144,"sku":"GMC-GM2210603-PO","price":109.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/GM2210603_1_63658908-44bd-4bb0-8cb4-daf0c06855ee.jpg?v=1784901004","url":"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/products\/gaugemaster-collection-gm2210603-po-pre-owned-gm2210603-class-33-030-ews-red-gold-diesel-locomotive","provider":"Rails of Sheffield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}