 | MEDWAY CROMPTON33 030 Hoo Junction - East Peckham - 1997
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Publisher: Locomaster Profiles
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| | CLASS 33s have been the staple motive power in Kent ever since their introduction in the early 1960s. Thirty-six years later, with just eight of the original 98 locomotives left in traffic, our cameras boarded the footplate of 33030 for what was once an everyday journey for the class - the departmental working from Hoo junction to East Peckham. With a load of 550 tons, the veteran Crompton is 'Wired for Sound' to capture the familiar beat that has echoed around the Southern Region for more than three decades. After passing through Higham, arrival at Strood marks the start of one of the most fascinating routes in Kent. The Medway Valley line to Paddock Wood is strewn with antiquated stations, semaphore signals and manual crossing gates. If ever there was a line that time forgot, this is it! V\'inding its way through the North Downs along the banks of the River Medway, the train travels via Cuxton, Snodland, Aylesford, Maidstone and Wateringbury. At Paddock Wood, the Crompton performs a swift run-round of its train before completing the last four miles to the Civil Engineer's tip at East Peckham where the contents of the wagons are discharged. After the unloading operation has been completed, 33030 leaves with the empties, retracing its journey along the Medway Valley to Hoo junction. There's a stirring finale to the trip as the locomotive turns on the power, blasting its way through Higham tunnel! Complemented by lineside footage of the train, Medway Crompton is an authentic reminder of a once-familiar sight - a Class 33 hard at work in the Kent countryside. Continent: Europe
Country: UK
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