25 Years of the Class 66

Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of these famous locos arriving in Britain, this is a wonderful photographic tribute to a faithful workhorse. ''The images are arranged largely in locomotive numerical order, which is handy for modellers searching for reference images of individual machines, although not all ''66''s features. Ideal for anyone looking to customise their new Accurascale ''66'', this book''s release is well timed!'' ''Anyone interested in modern traction, especially the Class 66, will find this book absorbing, which merits its rating of 4.5/5.'' The ubiquitous Class 66 locomotive first emerged onto the British freight scene in 1998, with many people getting their first close-up look at these engines at the Open Day at Toton in August that year. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the class in operation in Britain was celebrated in 2023. Since pioneer 66001 went on display at the, then, EWS-owned depot back in 1998, over 400 of these machines have seen service in Britain through all the major rail-freight operators. This book looks at the rapid cascade of these locomotives across the country in that twenty-five-year period. The Class 66’s area of operation extends from the china-clay traffic in the South West of England through to services to both Fort William and Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It is also a celebration of the variety of traffic on offer to the observer of our railways today.

• | Author: John Jackson
• | Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• | Publication Date: May 15, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781398108981
• | ISBN-10: 1398108987