EMD Class 66
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− | [[Image:66.jpg|left| | + | [[Image:66.jpg|left|330px]] The Class 66, adapted and standardised from the earlier [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_59 Class 59] (The first post-BR locomotives in the UK), has become the defacto standard locomotive for British freight operators in the early 20th Century. So successful has it proved that EMD now sells the Class 66 across Europe and North Africa as well.<br><br> |
==Similar locomotives== | ==Similar locomotives== |
Revision as of 03:25, 26 December 2010
The EMD Class 66 is a diesel locomotive in the UK Railway Set.
Statistics and information
Type: | Heavy Freight Diesel |
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Introduction: | 1998 |
Withdrawal: | |
Speed: | 75mph |
Power: | 3300hp |
Weight: | 122t |
Tractive Effort: | 409kN |
Replaces: | EE Type 3, Brush Type 4, BREL Class 58 |
Replaced By: |
Prototype information
The Class 66, adapted and standardised from the earlier Class 59 (The first post-BR locomotives in the UK), has become the defacto standard locomotive for British freight operators in the early 20th Century. So successful has it proved that EMD now sells the Class 66 across Europe and North Africa as well.Similar locomotives
The Class 70 is a recent similar locomotive built by GE.