33002 First Start in 8 years, 27 July 2008

33002 'Seaking' was started today for it's first time in preservation at the South Devon Railway, Buckfastleigh. The SDDT owned loco has taken three and a half years undergoing restoration.

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• 33
• Crompton
• Seaking
• SDR
• SDDT
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[texasman562]

Where have I seen this train? Was pretty recently too! is it still in use?

[AlanVSparks]

@texasman562

Yes the loco has made it into service on the South Devon Railway and sees occasional use together with other locos we have on the line.

Thanks

[jiffyman]

HELLFIRE!!

Bring on the GALAS!!!!

[AlanVSparks]

First test runs have been made last Sunday. See new Video

[tractorbasher]

Superb, good to see it looking so well and sounding well!

[AlanVSparks]

First test runs have been made last Sunday. See new Video

[EWS60500]

fair play, after all that time out of use hardly no clag atall

[howarth004]

well caught sounds great

[mrspivvy]

@The170460 I agree completely. successive uk governments were guilty of under investment in the nationalised rail network, before flogging it off to privateers out to make as much money as they can (without actually spending any) to my mind the only way forward is to renationalise and run it as a service provider. run efficiently and with adequate investment it would turn a profit. a real profit, as opposed to the current government (taxpayer) subsidies the companies claim as profits

[megatwingo]

Nice diesel sound and cool loco. Thumbs up! :)

[The170460]

the english railways are the worst in europe.

[trainfanNL]

That engine sounds pretty asthmatic

[ROBLOXROX007]

ITS ALIVEE!!

[kharkhov]

Viva la Crompton :)

[SUPERPCFLYER1111]

poor thing HELLFIRE THOUGH!!!!. GIVE IT SOME THRASH MAN!!!!!!

[baz15god]

@pinza55007 Loco is doing well, a few teething problems but nothing major. The loco will be out at the South Devon Railways June gala 2010 so why not come down and see the loco for yourself?