British Rail Class 66 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids British Rail Class 66
66713 'Forest City' at Crewe Works
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Electro-Motive Diesel
Model	JT42CWR or Series 66
Total production	Still in production (508+)
Configuration	Co-Co
UIC classification	Co'Co'
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	20.1 m (65 ft 11 in)
Width	2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Locomotive weight	129.6 tonnes (127.6 long tons; 142.9 short tons)
Fuel capacity	6,400 litres (1,400 imp gal; 1,700 US gal)
Prime mover	EMD 12N-710G3B-EC Class 66/9: EMD 12N-710G3B-T2
Multiple working	AAR system (Classes 59, 66 & 67)
Top speed	Class 66/6: 65 mph (105 km/h) Balance of fleet: 75 mph (121 km/h)
Power output	Engine: 3,000 bhp (2,200 kW)
Tractive effort	Maximum: 409 kN (91,900 lbf) at starting Continuous: 260 kN (58,500 lbf) at 15.9 mph (25.6 km/h)
Train heating	None
Train brakes	Westinghouse PBL Air
Career	EWS Direct Rail Services Freightliner FirstGBRf Fastline
Number	66001–66250, 66301–66305, 66401–66435, 66501–66599, 66601–66625, 66701–66732, 66951–66957
Nicknames	‘Shed’
Axle load class	Route availability 7

The Class 66 locomotive is a development of the Class 59 and used both on British and European railway networks—where it is marketed as EMD Series 66.

Images for kids

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  66125 in EWS livery at Eastleigh

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  66850 at Ribblehead with KFA wagons.

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  Class 66 locomotive 66034 in DB livery at Didcot Parkway.

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  Direct Rail Services Class 66 locomotive 66412, in 'Compass' livery

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  Freightliner 66610 on the East Coast Main Line near York

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  GB Railfreight 66721 passes through Ipswich with a train of tank wagons.

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  66305 in Fastline livery in the snow

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  66 048 lies in the snow and trees following the Carrbridge derailment.