Class 33-000

The class 33-000 were placed in service in 1965, being introduced before the Class 32-200. They are the GE U20C, and were imported from the US. Incorporating a pony truck to reduce the axle loading, they were initially used on the Cape Midland network. Following withdrawal from Spoornet service, many were sold to TransNamib, where they still can be found working today.

The model is supplied powered or unpowered and in 16.5mm or 12mm gauge. It includes couplers, screws and separately detail parts (Horns and vacuum pipes). It is DCC ready (8pin NEM socket) and directional lighting can be added by adding LEDs to the internal circuit board and optical fibre. It is supplied unweighted to reduce postage costs, we suggest using car tyre stick-on balancing weights to add weight to the model. The modeller will need to supply paint, decals and window glazing (Overhead Projector film works well for this)