Eastleigh-allocated 33 012, and 33 009 are seen at Bristol Bath Road, during August 1981.
TOPS info:-
33012 EH P XA
33009 EH P XA.
33 012 was built by BRCW as D6515, entering service in July 1960.
Hither Green 08/07/1960
Eastleigh 10/1965
Allocation recoded 70D to EH 05/1973
Renumbered 33012 01/1974
Withdrawn 23/09/1987
Eastleigh 26/01/1988
Reinstated 26/01/1988
Stewarts Lane 02/1989
Store 09/07/1991
Stewarts Lane 12/07/1991
Returned to Service 12/07/1991
Store 16/07/1991
Returned to Service 19/07/1991
Stewarts Lane 19/07/1991
Store 30/07/1991
Returned to Service 02/08/1991
Stewarts Lane 02/08/1991
Store 05/08/1991
Returned to Service 09/08/1991
Stewarts Lane 09/08/1991
Store 12/08/1991
Returned to Service 16/08/1991
Stewarts Lane 16/08/1991
Store 26/08/1991
Returned to Service 30/08/1991
Stewarts Lane 30/08/1991
Store 02/09/1991
Returned to Service 06/09/1991
Stewarts Lane 06/09/1991
Store 09/09/1991
Returned to Service 13/09/1991
Stewarts Lane 13/09/1991
Store 30/09/1991
Stewarts Lane 04/10/1991
Returned to Service 04/10/1991
Store 07/10/1991
Returned to Service 11/10/1991
Stewarts Lane 11/10/1991
Store 14/10/1991
Returned to Service 17/10/1991
Stewarts Lane 17/10/1991
Store 28/10/1991
Returned to Service 01/11/1991
Stewarts Lane 01/11/1991
Store 04/11/1991
Returned to Service 09/11/1991
Stewarts Lane 09/11/1991
Store 11/11/1991
Returned to Service 15/11/1991
Stewarts Lane 15/11/1991
Store 25/11/1991
Returned to Service 29/11/1991
Stewarts Lane 29/11/1991
Store 02/12/1991
Returned to Service 05/12/1991
Stewarts Lane 05/12/1991
Store 06/01/1992
Returned to Service 10/01/1992
Stewarts Lane 10/01/1992
Store 20/01/1992
Stewarts Lane 24/01/1992
Returned to Service 24/01/1992
Store 08/01/1995
Withdrawn 13/02/1997
Sold for preservation to the 71A Locomotive Group 3/97, and stored at, until moved to Mid-Hants Railway in 9/97, and restored. Moved to the Swanage Railway by road on
7/10/99, on loan for two years. Rhe loco remained at Swanage apart from going to Eastleigh Works in 2011, from 7/12 to 9/14, to Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent
from 9/15 to 4/16, to Eastleigh Works again from 1/21 to 4/22 and attending galas on other heritage railways.
Named Stan Symes at Swanage on 27/11/99 and now painted as
D6515. Removal of the Stan Symes name occurred after Eastleigh Works 100th Anniversary open weekend 23rd/24th May 2009 and it is said to have later briefly carried "PRIDE
OF EASTLEIGH".
Named Lt Jenny Lewis RN at Swanage Station on 12/6/14 with a commemorative plaque beneath the nameplates which read “Lt Jenny Lewis RN/13.3.1977 - 12.6.2002/Class 33 enthusiast from an early age / Observer on Lynx helicopter attached to HMS Richmond. Lost when it crashed into the sea off the east coast of the USA”
33 009 was built by BRCW as D6509, entering service in May 1960.
Hither Green 21/05/1960
Eastleigh 10/1965
Allocation recoded 70D to EH 05/1973
Renumbered 33009 03/1974
Stewarts Lane 03/1989
Eastleigh 09/1990
Named Walrus at EH in 21/9/91. Nameplates were removed in 1/92 following accident damage.
Withdrawn 13/03/1992
Stored at EH until moved to Eastleigh Works by 3/93. Sold to Gwent Demolition, Margam for scrap 9/93, but sale rescinded as firm went out of business, and loco remained at
Eastleigh Works until moved to EH in 1997, and broken up on site by staff from M. R. J. Phillips of Llanelli in 3/97.
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