Hornby DRS Class 66 No. 66432 - Era 9
Product Code: R30223
Production Details:
Although sometimes unpopular with
many rail enthusiasts, due to their ubiquity and having
caused the displacement of several older types of
(mostly) British built locomotives, their high
reliability has helped rail freight to remain
competitive. Rail enthusiasts labelled the type "The Red
Death" as they displaced many older types of locomotive
while also acquiring the nicknames of "Sheds" for the
EWS (now DBS) locomotives (due to their upturned roof
looking like a shed roof) with the Freightliner
locomotives being called "Freds" as a portmanteau of
'Freightliner and Shed'. 66432 has prominent history
with its railtours, particularly the 'Cumbrian Crusader
II' and 'The Cat & Dock', double heading each journey
with 66843 and 68026 respectively.
Tech Specs: Item
Length - Without Packaging (cm): 28, Item Scale: 1:76
Scale 00 Gauge, Finish: Painted, Colour: Blue, DCC
Status: DCC Ready 21 pin socket, Operator: Direct Rail
Services, Designer: Electro-Motive Diesel, Livery: DRS
Class 66, Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2, Motor: 5 Pole
Skew wound, Class: Class 66.
