Hornby TT3018 TT Gauge Class 66 66779 'Evening Star' GBRf Green

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: TT3018

Manufacturer Number: TT3018
Condition: New
Category: Model Railways, Locomotives, Diesel Locomotives
Brand: Hornby
Range: Hornby 2023
Loco Class: Class 66
Era: Era 10: Post Privatisation 2010 - 2025
Livery: GBRf Green
Scale: 1:120
Gauge: TT
DCC Type: DCC Ready
DCC Pin: Next 18

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Release Date: TBC

Est Price:

£116.99

You can secure this item at NO COST, with the the full balance payable before delivery or collection.

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The Class 66 is one of the most ubiquitous diesel classes in the UK. 480 examples were built for the UK market with additional examples being imported from other countries pools to bolster the amount in service in the UK. The Class 66 is a progression of the privately commissioned Class 59 that Foster Yeoman had constructed to replace their aging and failing BREL locomotives. The Class 66 shares the same body as the 59 but has uprated internals.

In May 1996 EWS placed an order for 250 units to be built in London, Ontario. These would set EWS back £375 million, with the first units arriving relatively quickly in early 1998. The locomotives would be in service from the point they touched down at Newport Docks, with the locomotives shipped already filled with water and fuel. The last such example arrived in the UK in spring 2016.

Locomotive number 66789 is a named example of the class, named in honour of British Rail who managed the national network between 1948 and 1997, dates which are also commemorated on the name plate. The locomotive is in the employ of GB Railfreight, who have had the locomotive painted in BR Blue with a large logo and yellow ends, a glimpse perhaps of what a Class 66 locomotive may have looked like in BR service.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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