The Fastest Departure I've ever seen at Kidderminster With 33108!!!

[@Desiro360]

Excellent footage. Nice one. 😀

[@danspotter8618]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gwyneddboom2579]

Someone asked the refreshment lady for beans and the driver thought they were asking them

[@danspotter8618]

Lol 😆 😅 😂

[@nathanw9770]

😂😂😂

[@charlesrobertson6906]

Nothing like the noise they made leaving Basingstoke back in the day, keeping up with the electric train schedules, marvellous engines and superbly maintained.

[@danspotter8618]

The noise is amazing 👏

[@chuckmaddison2924]

The driver went to the drag racing the previous day. It was playing in his mind and just had too.

[@danspotter8618]

@@chuckmaddison2924 drag racing 🏁

[@dwstrains]

Super shot!!😀😃😄 - I do like the Bagpipe Cromptons!!

[@danspotter8618]

Thank you so much ✨️ pal I try my beat at these

[@elliotgane8088]

Amazing shot of class 33 departure from kiddminster to Bridgnorth

[@danspotter8618]

@Elliotgane8088 Thank you so much ✨️ and yes it was a great departure

[@elliotgane8088]

@danspotter8618 ur welcome

[@markknight1011]

Whats better than a crompton. A pair of cromptons.

[@danspotter8618]

I know right but Unfortunately on the day only 1 crompton was in use

[@beeble2003]

What about three Cromptons?

[@jaybee1921]

That 33 was geared for frieght work and was only hauling 4 coaches, no wonder it was fast...😁

[@danspotter8618]

Wow amazing 😮 👏 so the lighter the load the faster of a departure then

[@we1330]

Sounds just like they used to, leaving Bristol TM for Pompey or Cardiff!

[@damonrobus-clarke533]

Those were the days!

[@danspotter8618]

I don't know what the Bristol or Portsmouth Line was like back in the day @we1330

[@danspotter8618]

The good old days of BR @damonrobus-clarke533

[@dannymurphy1779]

They ran a double header every Saturday (summer timetable only I think) double header from Brighton to Bristol. Outwards was about half past eight from Brighton. Was quite the sight on the electrified section! I saw it in early 1980's.

[@we1330]

@@dannymurphy1779 Personally, I never saw double-headed 33s at Bristol TM.

[@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway]

That was quick

[@danspotter8618]

@dinmorejunctionmodelrailway it sure was very quick Departing the station and Welcome to my Channel too

[@davidbailey533]

Wow thats mainline departure speed

[@danspotter8618]

I know right ✅️ it was definitely a fast departure @davidbailey533

[@levelcrossing150]

A Heritage train with a bit of life in it.

[@danspotter8618]

Damn Right that 👌

[@patrickporter6536]

Is that a Sulzer engine?

[@1258-Eckhart]

Yes, built under licence by Vickers Armstrong. The electrical equipment is by Crompton Parkinson.

[@danspotter8618]

True Facts there from @1258-Eckhart

[@patrickporter6536]

​@@1258-Eckhart Thanks. They make a lovely racket.

[@brianwillson9567]

Class 24,25,26,27 6 cylinder. Class33 8 cylinder. Class 44 45 46 47 12 cylinder.

[@1258-Eckhart]

@@brianwillson9567 The Sulzer engines were double inline, not vee, meaning that they were both short and (relatively) narrow. Also for an industrial series (as here), you don't have the faff of different vee-angles for different cylinder numbers, you can just bang on another pair of cylinders. Very clever. One of the 33 subclasses were the "Slim Jims", where the narrowness of the double-four was a boon.

[@andrewtaylor9634]

Think the 33 is in a rush to get back on southern metals

[@danspotter8618]

Lol 😆 😅 😂 proberly

[@leedavis66]

The 33s never were ones for hanging around. Regularly watched them leaving Woking with eight on the hook bound for Salisbury or, even better, Waterloo. Straight run onto the up fast...

[@danspotter8618]

@leedavis66 amazing was the Line A Class 33 hot-spot on the Woking to Salisbury and Waterloo route

[@polythenewrappedme6102]

A 33 on Load 4. Well within her capabilities.

[@danspotter8618]

@polythenewrappedme6102 what is Load 4

[@polythenewrappedme6102]

4 coaches.

[@danspotter8618]

@@polythenewrappedme6102 a right Now I understand clearly loads means Coaches

[@bingbong7316]

Technique, they used to do this a lot back in the day. Rev on the brakes til the back end sinks, let fly.

[@danspotter8618]

I didn't know that

[@BegudMaximan-zp2tc]

No effort for a Crompton with load 4, and virtually ECS

[@danspotter8618]

???

[@markcooper698]

this is quite obviously sped up... unless i missed the joke

[@danspotter8618]

Nope the Clip isn't Sped Up this is original Filming

[@markcooper698]

@@danspotter8618 sorry but it is. the sound distortion and the general fast camera movement and frame rate makes it more obvious

[@03craigj]

@@markcooper698Not only that, but it’s pretty obvious from the way the people are walking that it’s sped up too.

[@AndreiTupolev]

No of course it's not sped up, look at the people walking down the platform

[@danspotter8618]

@AndreiTupolev exactly my point this is footage in real time now edited or sped up