Hornby RailRoad Plus: Class 66 - GBRf - 66723
'Chinook' (DCC Sound Fitted)
Product Code: R30429TXS
(Pre-Order Due June 2025)
Production Details:
Hornby RailRoad Plus with Sound GBRf Class 66
Chinook 66723. This RailRoad Class 66 diesel was built for freight
trains and operates across the UK making it the perfect locomotive for
your model freight train. It is compatible with many wagons from Hornby.
It comes fitted with a 21-pin plug, meaning it can be run on DCC and
with our HM7000 Bluetooth-controlled system, which also includes sound
via a speaker inside the locomotive. The Class 66 is a heavy-freight
diesel-electric locomotive, a development of the earlier Class 59 which
was a great success in the UK with Foster Yeoman. Like its predecessor,
EMD Co-Cos have all been built in North America, with 480 supplied to UK
operators between 1998 and 2008 and 2014 and 2015. Many more were bought
secondhand from mainland European operators, so it is no surprise that
these machines handle the lion’s share of freight traffic in the UK
today. Despite being called ‘sheds’ by enthusiasts because of their
shape, they have carried many colourful and innovative liveries.No.
66723 ‘Chinook’ is in GBRf blue and orange livery, and is named in
honour of the RAF’s 7, 18 and 27 Squadrons based at Odiham in Hampshire.
This is also the home of the CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter, one of
which adorns each side of the locomotive’s body. Features:
Gauge: OO, DCC Status: HM7000 Fitted - With Sound, Operator: GBRf,
Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2, Buffer Type: Moulded Plastic Buffers
Coupling Type:Wide Tension Lock.
