Class 66 - EWS Maroon - 66001 Livery_STS

Class 66 - EWS Maroon - 66001 Livery_STSThe arrival of 66001 on to British soil at 08: 53 on the 18th of Aprill 1998 heralded a new dawn for British rail freight, the first of several hundred locomotives of a type that would revolutionise Railfreight across the UK (and Europe). There were a few subtle differences between the first two and the rest of the production batch which have never been replicated before on a model. Firstly the lashing eyes to secure the locomotive to the ship were in

eventually coming under the custodianship of Eastern Rail Services

driving both bogies of the A3 DMSO only

B333635   Self-contained buffers HOP 24 1/2 marking [route info blanked out]

5mm track* Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)* Weight 40g minimum* Die-cast chassis for ideal weight* Detailed interior with rivets

Tapered or straight buffer housings where applicable

but still sees irregular visits by flask trains

exactly one year after it was placed into store

Ltd at Longpark Pottery in Hillhead

narrow or wide hornplates

Riveted Tender Body

the only J68 to receive the ‘late’ British Railways crest

Roof variations for NIR Radio