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== 33108 in preservation ==
The locomotive was moved to Crewe International Electric Depot for restoration, and attended the Crewe Depot open day on 3 May 1997 as a static exhibit. Restoration to working ordered order at The Railway Age, Crewe (now the Crewe Heritage Centre) between 1997 and 1999, after which the locomotive was leased for five years to mainline operator Fragonset Railways. 33108 was named "Vampire" between 17 May 2002 and 25 April 2005, when it was returned from Fragonset Railways. An extended visit to the Swanage Railway occurred between 10 May 2005 and 21 June 2007, but 33108 was badly damaged in a collision on 16 November 2006. Repairs, including a full power unit overhaul, were performed at Barrow Hill, with test runs occurring on 21 March 2010.<ref name="Class33PresCo" />
Since 2010, 33108 has attended numerous diesel galas across the country,<ref name="Class33PresCo" /> including the SVR in 2012 and 2017. Following the Spring Diesel Festival in May 2017, 33108 was invited for an extended stay at the SVR until at least May 2018.<ref name="MeetTheLoco" /> In addition to passenger duties, the locomotive was regularly used on Permanent Way trains and other duties,<ref>[http://forum.svra.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3931 SVRA Forum - Class 33 33108], accessed 2017/11/20</ref> following the departure of Class 20s [[BR Class 20 D8059|D8059]] and [[BR Class 20 D8188|D8188]].
