Title: British Rail Class 33 - Wikipedia
Headings: British Rail Class 33
British Rail Class 33
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Contents
Background
Design
Electric Train Heating (ETH)
New-build locomotives
Class 33/0 – standard locomotives
Class 33/2 – narrow-bodied locomotives
Early years
Push-pull operations
Conversions – Class 33/1 – push-pull fitted locomotives
Tramway safety
Accidents and incidents
83301
Preservation
Model railways
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Content: 83 short tons)
Class 33/1 – 77.6 long tons (79 t; 87 short tons)
Class 33/2 – 74.4 long tons (76 t; 83 short tons)
Fuel capacity
800 imp gal (3,600 l; 960 US gal)
Prime mover
Sulzer 8LDA28
Generator
DC generator
Traction motors
DC traction motors
Transmission
Diesel electric
MU working
★ Blue Star,
33/1 SR MU System
Train heating
Electric Train Heat
Train brakes
Dual ( Air & Vacuum)
Performance figures
Maximum speed
85 mph (137 km/h)
Power output
Engine: 1,550 bhp (1,156 kW)
At rail: 1,215 hp (906 kW)
Tractive effort
Maximum: 45,000 lbf (200 kN)
Continuous: 26,000 lbf (116 kN)
Brakeforce
35 long tons-force (349 kN)
Career
Operators
Former
British Rail ( Southern and Eastern Regions)
Direct Rail Services
English, Welsh & Scottish
Fragonset Railways
Current
West Coast Railways
Various British heritage railways
Class
D15/1, D15/2; 15/6, 15/6A; Class 33, Class 34 (reserved, not used), Class 83/3
Numbers
D6500–D6597;