BR Class 33

* Loco
* Cab
* Video

The BR Class 33 is a loco DLC for the West Somerset Railway route. Built during the 1960s for the British Rail's Southern Region, the Class 33's career has lasted for over five decades, with a sizeable portion of the 98 units built now in preservation on routes such as the WSR.

## About BR Class 33

In 1957, an order was placed for a batch of diesel-electric locomotives which were destined for the Southern Region of British Railways. Known at the time as the BRCW Type 3s, they were built as Bo-Bo, mixed-traffic locomotives, fitted with 1550 horsepower Sulzer engines that could propel them to a top speed of 85 mph. They housed Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment, forever giving them the nickname “Cromptons”. A true classic, the BR Class 33 comes to Train Sim World for heritage diesel operation.

The first BRCW Type 3s were rolled off the production line in 1959, entering service that December; the initial batch of 65 locomotives was delivered until 1961, and then a second batch was completed by 1962, totalling 98 locomotives across 3 main variants.

Once in regular service, the Type 3s quickly became a staple throughout the Southern Region, and particularly in the South Eastern Division to begin with, working principle passenger and freight services to Dover; steel trains between Sheerness and Willesden, cement runs, engineering trains, and the list goes on. They were also used in the South West, where a subset of locomotives were fitted with SR multiple unit equipment so they could work push-pull trains to Salisbury and Weymouth that originated from London Waterloo.

Their widespread success in transforming key services throughout the Southern Region gave the Class 33s a keen following, and it is probably the reason that 29 have survived into preservation, including some which are mainline certified, not a bad effort for a fleet pushing for 60 years old. Two of the preserved locomotives; D6566 (33048) and D6575 (33057) “Seagull” have found a home on the West Somerset Railway, both operational and sporting the classic BR Green livery.

The Train Sim World BR Class 33 now joins the BR Class 47 and BR Class 09 to further bring to life the heritage festivities of the West Somerset Railway route’s diesel gala.

**Please note: Train Sim World: West Somerset Railway Route Add-On is required, as a separate purchase, in order to utilise the content featured in this add-on.**

## Key Features

* BR Class 33 diesel locomotive, including D6566 (33048) and D6575 (33057) “Seagull”, as preserved in BR Green “half yellow” livery
* Highly authentic driving characteristics and interactive controls, including scrollable head code blinds
* Includes three engaging scenarios and an interactive tutorial for West Somerset Railway
* Operable in Service Mode in West Somerset Railway with more than 15 services to take control of
* Download size: 79.4mb

## Scenarios and Service Mode

The Class 33 has full service mode integration for the West Somerset Railway, where it can be driven on the same services as the BR Class 47. There are 3 scenarios featured also:

* Minehead Mariner - Run a special service, originating out of York, from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead
* Pit Stop - A Crompton service is due for arrival and requires refueling. When safe to do so, get the job done
* Take it Home - The last service of this evening is heading for Minehead where it will finish for the night. Before it's time for home, the coaches and locomotive must be parked and shut down.

A Tutorial is also included.

## Achievements

* Class 33 - Straight Outta Crompton: Complete the Class 33 Introduction Tutorial
* Class 33 - Bluejacket: Complete the Minehead Mariner Scenario
* Class 33 - Solid Steel Construction: Reach Loco Level 10 in the Class 33
* Class 33 - All the threes: Complete 33 passenger boarding tasks in the Class 33
* Class 33 - Crompton Cruiser: Operate the Class 33 for 330 miles

## Timetable

The BR Class 33 runs a 24 hr timetable on West Somerset Railway. Links can be found below to the appropriate timetables:

* Service Timetable - West Somerset Railway
* Service Timetable: Southeastern High Speed Extended