Britain's Railways #: Class 66: 5/6/9

Britain's Railways #: Class 66: 5/6/9
Mark Pike
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h243 x 170mm - 96pg
30 Jan 2023 UK
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9781802822465
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In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) was having great success with its Class 66s, and Freightliner, which at the time was using dated forms of traction for its operations, decided to place an order for some of its own. Its first purchase was for the standard Class 66/5 locos, which have mostly been used for intermodal trains and other light services. Soon after, Freightliner decided that it needed a version that could handle heavier loads, such as coal and aggregates, so an order was placed for six Class 66/6 variants, which have a lower top speed and modified gearing. Lastly, the company placed an order for the low-emission Class 66/9s. These locomotives have now been in service for more than two decades and can boast a very low failure rate, so it seems they will be around for some years to come. This book is a collection of over 220 previously unpublished images of the three sub-classes at work in the UK.

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: 9781802822465
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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