New Announcement; Class 66 Run 2 Unveiled!
After the massive popularity of our first run of Class 66, which has already sold out rather quickly, we are quickly following up with the second run of these ubiquitous Type 5 machines.
But which ones feature in run 2? We already know about 66 190 "Martin House Children's Hospice" in DB red, which aims to raise £10,000 (and is well on its way to achieve that figure for this brilliant cause) but what others are joining her?
Let's have a look below!
66302 - Fastline Freight
66302 arrived in the UK as part of a “mixed delivery” of class 66 low emission models, alongside locos for Freightliner and DRS aboard the MV Stellanova on the 8th November 2006. Following unloading and acceptance it worked its first train of HYA’s on the 13th November. When Jarvis went in to administration, Fastline’s small fleet of class 66 locomotives were acquired by DRS before being repainted into their house colours
(Please note that we are aware that the grey shade on this model is incorrect; it will be corrected on the production batch you will receive)
66849 - Colas Rail Freight
Colas Rail Freight leased 5 class 66 locomotives following the collapse of Advenza freight (numbered 66841 to 66845), in 2011 these locomotives were then leased on to GBRF. Leaving a hole in the fleet, Colas purchased 5 class 66 locomotives from Freightliner (formerly numbered 66573 to 66577). These 5 were given a fresh coat of Colas’ house colours and renumbered to 66846 to 66850. 66849 was given the name of “Wylam Dilly” straight after its repainting and has carried it to this day. Wylam Dilly is the second oldest surviving steam locomotive in the world and was built for hauling coal at Wylam Colliery near Newcastle in 1815.
66789 - GBRf In BR Large Logo Livery
Arriving in the UK aboard MV Fairload on the 23rd June 2000, this locomotive was originally numbered 66250 and was the last EWS class 66 as part of their “Red Revolution” which had started with 66001 just a few years earlier. As part of a restructuring, EWS offered several locomotives for sale and 66250 was acquired by GBRF in 2017 and was allocated the new number 66789. Unveiled on the 27th Feb 2018, 66789 sports a homage to the British Rail large logo blue livery to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the formation of British Railways back in 1948.
66724 - GBRf
Another locomotive that was transported on the MV Fairload was GBRF’s 66724. Arriving on the 20th December 2006, this locomotive originally sported the “First group” rendition of GBRF livery ahead of the press launch on the 8th January 2007 at Old Oak Common. 66724 gained its nameplates “Drax Power Station” later the same year. Surviving in much the same condition for a decade, 66724 was given a fresh coat of GBRF’s now standard dark blue in 2017.
66421 - DRS
One engine that hasn’t changed operators was DRS owned 66421. This particular locomotive was delivered on the 9th September 2007. Originally carrying the DRS compass livery, the locomotive was soon put to work on a variety of the companies trains.66421 was refreshed with the new simplified DRS livery during 2015 and ran unnamed until 2018 when it featured at the DRS Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD open day where it was named after the depot.
66414 - Freightliner "Powerhaul"
66414 was originally leased to DRS and this is how it arrived fresh from the factory aboard MV fairlift on the 16th October 2006. When that lease expired, DRS did not renew leaving the locomotive available for transfer to Freightliner. Perhaps better known for its spell as “James the Engine” in Stobart livery, it gained the new “powerhaul” version of freightliner livery in 2015 and this is how it remains to this day.
66142 - Maritime Intermodal DB
Once an anonymous EWS maroon and gold class 66, 66142 led the life of a typical EWS 66 from its delivery during August 1999 right through the acquisition by DB up until its turn in the paintshop came in 2019 at the ripe age of 20 years old! Rather than the bright red of DB, 66142 gained the vibrant blue colour of Maritime Intermodal and was named “Maritime Intermodal Three”. Following Accurascale handing out free 'a' stickers at Warley in 2022, a number of these have found their way in to a wide variety of places, including on real rolling stock. 66142 is one such locomotive and proudly wears its 'a' sticker under one set of numbers
Price And Availability
As per our first run of Class 66 and along with our other diesel an electric locomotives, each running number will be available in both DC/DCC ready and fully loaded DCC sound fitted formats, with the latter benefiting from a full suite of Accurathrash goodness as well as all the incredible tech you expect to find in our locomotives! With a powerful all-wheel drive arrangement, a weightily diecast chassis set up and all our all powerful evolutionary motor and drivetrain set up, they're ready to pull a house down and cope with the heaviest loads on your layout.
Priced at £179.95 for DC/DCC Ready and £279.95 for DCC Sound Fitted, they once again represent excellent bang for buck which is a hallmark of our philosophy of "realistic models at realistic prices", where you get a market-leading product and a most reasonable price! It also features all the tech you come to expect from us, including multiple lighting modes, stay-alive Powerpack, ESU LokSound V5, 8 0hm Accurathrash bass speaker in a dual-speaker configuration and, of course, our industry leading limited lifetime warranty!
Due in stock in Q2 2025, our second Class 66 main range production run will be joined by another Accurascale Exclusive model announced next week, and a special limited edition commissioned model which will be unveiled in September, so keep an eye out for those!
Pre-order any of the main range via your local stockist, or direct using the link below, where you can avail of free UK postage and packaging and 3% cashback in points against a future purchase!
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