Accurascale’s new and improved OO gauge Class 66 diesel locomotives have now arrived into stock! A number of variations are available in this first batch covering much of the history of this numerous modern class.
As you may know, the Accurascale tooling builds upon the original Hattons Originals release, with many new features and upgrades to the original tooling.
These new models have been extremely popular on preorder and we have a VERY limited number remaining in stock. If you’d like to get one, the time to act is now!
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Product Features
Highly detailed model with separately fitted parts including handrails, pipework, etched metal grilles, lamp irons, wipers, headlamps, exhausts and much more
Accurate tooling variations for standard & low emission bodies, different headlights and much more
Digital & Sound capability – 21pin MTX socket with power pack capacitor accessed via lift off roof section
Heavy diecast chassis
Fully sprung buffers, factory-fitted pipework and screw couplings (for display) + dummy knuckle couplers fitted where appropriate
Kinetic NEM tension lock couplings
Hall sensor for flange squeal sound effect (on DCC Sound models)
Powerful 5-pole motor with twin flywheels – geared for loco to achieve scale top speed of 75mph
All-wheel drive and pickups
Working rotating axleboxes
Independent directional, marker lights and cab lights (with auto off/on in the latter)
Prototype Information
The Class 66 is a six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotive, somewhat based on the earlier Class 59 locomotives. The class has proved to be highly successful with a total production run of 480 in the UK (with additional locos imported from overseas following this) and alternative versions of the loco being marketed to Europe as the EMD Class 66.
Upon privatisation, a number of newly-privatised rail freight companies; Transrail, Mainline, Loadhaul, Railfreight Distribution, and RES were bought out and became EWS. EWS inherited a fleet of 1,600 mostly diesel locomotives, including many Class 47s which had to be overhauled every 7 years at a cost of £400,000. In an effort to reduce their operating costs, EWS approached Electro-Motive Diesel to build new locomotives based on the Class 59 bodyshell but with a different engine and traction motors to enable higher speed running – leading to the commissioning of the Class 66.
EWS ordered 250 Class 66 locos, in what was termed “the biggest British loco order since steam days”. Further orders were placed by Freightliner, GB Railfreight, and Direct Rail Services in later years. 66779 was the last Class 66 to be built as the design could no longer meet the stringent stage 3b emissions regulations. The locomotives have proved to be extremely reliable and adaptable, being used for across a huge spectrum of UK freight operations.
