Railways On Line - Class 66 Profile

Class 66 Profile

General Motors Type 5

BUILT: 1998 onwards by General Motors Electro Motive Division, Canada.

ENGINE: General Motors 12N-710-G3B-Ec V12 3,300hp.

NUMBER SERIES: 66001-66250.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: NIL

TRANSMISSION: General Motors D43TR Traction Motors.

MAX SPEED: 75mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 89,000lb

WEIGHT: 127 tonnes.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: Co-Co - 3'4" Diameter.

FLEET STRENGTH: 1 (9 September 1998)

PC TOPS Current Locomotive Motive Power Details - Class 66

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[66001 at Merehead] [JPEG Image of 66001 size 21K]

Class 66 66001 at the Foster Yeoman Open Day 1998 outside Merehead Depot in the New EWS Zig Zag Livery.

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Last revised: 9 Septembar 1998