THE PRESERVATION OF BRC+W 'CROMPTON' CLASS 33 LOCOMOTIVES 33063 & 33065

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20110 at the Spa Valley Rly.
20110 at Eastleigh 25th May09. photo B.Thomas

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The South Devon Diesel Traction group's blue Class 20, 20110 arrived at the Spa VR on 17th June for a summer stay but will leave shortly after the 19th October to return to the SDR.

20110's final fling is on Saturday 17th October, working two consecutive round trips before lunch. The timings are:-
1050 & 1205 services from Tunbridge Wells West
1134 & 1249 services from Groombridge

Normal fares apply -
£6.00 Adults
£5.00 Senior
£3.50 Child
£16.00 Family
Tickets valid for unlimited travel on day of issue.

Photos : Upper, 20110 is pictured in the company of DRS 209xx versions of the class during the highly successful Eastleigh Works centenary event, 25th May 2009 (B.Thomas). Lower, the poster publicising the loco's final fling on the Spa Valley line.


NOTICEBOARD - 10th October 2009

The Spa VR is making great progress in getting its trains back into Eridge, allowances
having been made in the 2009 timetable, poised ready for the historic moment.
SEE THE SPA V.R. website pages on Eridge extension news, for more details.

  • 33063 - underwent a second bogie lift of the year, just after the bank holiday due to traction motor problems at no.1 end again. Additional jacking arrangements are required so further work is scheduled for early 2010.
  • 33065 is now stood down, pending commencement of a 5-year restoration program. The battery charge is kept up for occasional start-ups and possible use in emergencies.
  • WEBSITE WEB-HOST change : the website is being gradually migrated from the current webhost to that of HOSTSE. During this process, some inter-page links and various photos may not work/appear correctly until the migration is completed. This will take a little time. Pleae bare with us!

    SALES & PROMOTIONAL ITEMS

    <  << See our ' SELG PROMO/SALES ' page for details of various items we have for sale including our TWO CD's of loco-hauled, Severn-Solent services recorded in 1987/8 by one of our Group's founding members. Across the two discs, passenger locos featured include 33002/3/6/8/10/11/13/21/26/27/28/29/30/31/33/38/39/48/51/57/59
    /64/65/110/119/205/207, 37254/426/427/430, 45143, 47584, 50005/7/9/15/20/21/28/29/34/37/45 & 46.
    Freight (mainly on disc2) is in the hands of 31113/127/208, 37198/202/212/241/692/799, 47123/156/316 & 56068.

    [All proceeds from our CDs/DVDs assist in the support of 063 & 065]



    • 33063 at its naming ceremony, 3/9/05.
    In multiple, 33065 leads 063 on a photo charter, Birchden bank, Spa Valley Rly., 7/8/04
    SELG members gather round 33065 at the K&ESR, July 2004. photo courtesy of C.McNaughton
    33065 in Groombridge loop, 8/8/04

    Welcome to the S.E.L.G. website

    Our webpages aim to inform SELG members and the wider 'Crompton' world of our operations, developments and news on aspects of the South East locomotive Group.

    There is a wealth of information, built up over a number of years, contained within the menus on the left of the screen (recent, clickable, Updates to the site are in the bottom left corner). Note that in most menus, older files tend to be at the bottom of listings, whilst recent items tend to be towards the top.

    For the uninitiated, the pages of this site chart the recent history of the Group including:-

    • Transporting the two 'Cromptons' to the East Kent Railway & their subsequent return to working order.
    • Past Special Events like Galas and 'Crompton' weekends.
    • Our Cromptons at the Spa Valley Rly. (from 2003)
    • 33063 named "R.J.Mitchell", Sept. 2005.
    • Driver Experience days for the discerning enthusiast.
    • News and updates on other Crompton activity in the U.K.
    • '427', an 0-6-0 diesel-hydraulic shunting loco, relingquished from SELG ownership in Jan.2004.
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