Reading some of the threads on the forum it is clear that those that like diesels have some strong opinions as to which class was the best.
As for me, I am torn between the class 33 Crompton (because I lived on the Southern and was pulled by most of them, just missed a couple of the slim jims) and the class 25 Rat. The rats looked good after the body was cleaned up and seemed to work beyond their theoretical capability. Maybe it was because seeing one was confined to a trip away (Reading closest, Exeter most common) that the Rats became favorites.
What do you guys think, and why ?
As for me, I am torn between the class 33 Crompton (because I lived on the Southern and was pulled by most of them, just missed a couple of the slim jims) and the class 25 Rat. The rats looked good after the body was cleaned up and seemed to work beyond their theoretical capability. Maybe it was because seeing one was confined to a trip away (Reading closest, Exeter most common) that the Rats became favorites.
What do you guys think, and why ?