Britain's Railways #: Class 66: 3/4/7/8

Britain's Railways #: Class 66: 3/4/7/8
Mark Pike
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h243 x 170mm - 96pg
30 Jan 2023 UK
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9781802822557
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In the late 1990s, English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) had led the way with their Class 66s. As other operators followed suit, it was decided to distinguish the locomotives based on their operator. EWS' s initial locomotives became 66/0. The Class 66/3/4/7/8 came soon after. Initially owned by Fastline Freight, the 66/3s were eventually added to Direct Rail Services' (DRS) fleet. The 66/4s were originally used by DRS, but they were then bounced around between GB Railfreight (GBRf), Freightliner and Colas Railfreight. GBRf was also the operator of the 66/7s. The 66/8s were also moved around several operators, including Colas, GBRf, DRS and Freightliner. After almost 25 years of service, these locomotives have proved worthwhile investments, with very few failures or mechanical issues. There has also been some good livery variation with the 66/7s in particular hosting a range of more unusual and colorful designs. With over 200 images, this book looks at Class 66 sub-variants 3/4/7/8 as they hauled trains around the country.

Class 442s: The Wessex Electrics
Class 60s
Class 66/0
Class 66: 3/4/7/8
Class 66: 5/6/9
Class 67s
Devon's Railways: North and East of the Country
Grand Central
Highland Railways: Four Decades of Diesel traction North of Perth
Liveries of the WR Diesel Hydraulics
Locomotive-Hauled Trains on the East Coast Main Line
Norfolk Rail: 25 Years of the Wherry Lines
Railways in Northern Lincolnshire: Four Decades of Change
Railways of South and West Scotland
Railways of South West Scotland: Two Generations of Photography
West Coast Main Line Locomotive Haulage
West Highland Lines

Mark Pike has a lifelong interest in UK railways that started at the age of about six when his father used to take him to watch trains at Poole station in Dorset, just after steam had been abolished in the late 1960s. He later joined the railway at the age of 19 as a permanent way trackman at Bournemouth and was later an electric track maintenance worker at Dorchester for over 20 years. Now semi-retired, he is still an avid railway photographer, with various images appearing regularly in mainstream railway magazines and books.
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ISBN-13: 9781802822557
Published: 30 Jan 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Key Publishing
Publisher: Key Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 243mm
Width: 170mm
Pages: 96

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