On shed undergoing Cab Overhaul 33102 'Captain Charles' Class 33 locomotives was built at the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company works in Smethwick. 98 were built between 1960 and 1962. Fitted with a Sulzer 8 cylinder engine developing 1p they were the first class of locomotive to be equipped with electric train heat from new and were also equipped with dual braking systems - vacuum and air.new batteries and a complete repaint 33102 appeared in time for the CVRâ??s 2012 diesel weekend, on 18th August 2018.
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