Class 33s on the mainline 

I remember these when we first moved to Dorset 1981. Me and my mate used to go to Parkstone Station during school lunch break and watch the trains. The ones going to Weymouth were driven in the engine itself. The ones going towards Bournemouth had the driver in a front cab carriage, and the 33 unit was remote controlled being at the rear. Leaving Parkstone station there was an incline and these engines had to be throttled up , they made one hell of a noise, but it was beautiful.

33's were the staple on the line that ran behind my house in Dorking. Brilliant engines.

Music to the ears on full power! Those eight cylinder in-line sulzer diesel engines sound great! Undoubtedly one of the better design choices BR made back in the day.

33’s best livery BR green , great locos , excellent video .

I like the class 33s WCR have got a great selection of locomotives nice to see they keep old traction alive. Great video as always Kevin. 👍

These things are older than a 37 and are still in service, wow

I used to travel on these every weekend between Waterloo and the West, in the mid 80s. I could still hear that diesel disappearing into the distance ages after I had got off the train. Lovely to hear that sound again.

A lot of time and effort has gone into editing these clips; much appreciated by this viewer. It would be good to know the locations; don't worry I won't be there too...Mike in Wales

10:51 Now THAT! THAT has got to be at least 85+ MPH!

Oh dear! It might have a flashing tail light, but it should, nevertheless, display two red blanks.

i need to buy another class 3 scrapped the one(s) I had due to damage and powering issues they only were like cheap Lima finds so did not bother trying to fix or sell them as repair/spares

23:08 I hadn't realised that the signal box at Yeovil Junction had been demolished. Was that long ago?

Nice video Kev :)

Do they run much better in preservation than they did in their BR days?