TT3053M GBRf - Class 66 - 66719 'Metro-Land'

The Class 66 is the most numerous freight locomotive on the British railway network and our latest run features 66719 ‘Metro-Land’ in GB Railfreight and Metronet blue and orange livery. Featuring a mighty five pole motor, directional lighting, hefty diecast chassis, and accurate tooling to depict a low emission subclass, this ‘shed’ would like right at home on any modern image TT:120 layout.

This latest run of TT Class 66’s feature an altered wheel profile to maximise smooth running characteristics, and an adjusted kinematic coupling arm to improve the locos ability to pull rolling stock around 2nd radius curves.

Model Specification:

• Highly detailed model of Class 66 based on thorough research
• Diecast chassis, contributing to a total weight of 205g for the model
• Numerous separate parts, such as roof exhaust, sanding boxes, sand pipes, cab steps, and handrails
• Etched metal roof radiator grille
• Detailed cab interior
• 5-pole motor
• Electrical pick-ups on all wheels
• Brass axle bearings
• Pivoting NEM coupling sockets
• Accessory pack
• Minimum second radius

Electronics:

• Working directional and cab lights, including Day/Night mode (please note some functionality will only work on DCC)
• Next18 DCC Decoder socket compatible with HM7000 system
• Decoder socket housed underneath clip-on body
• Space for HM7000-N18TXS Sound Decoder to be fitted
• Space for HM7070 Power Bank for uninterrupted running

Tooling:

• Class 66/7
• Low emission variant roof grille and fuel tanks
• 5-body doors
• LED light clusters
• 5-point front handrails

Livery:

• GBRf & Metronet livery
• Accurate colours and fonts
• Era 10

Hornby recommends:

• KFA container wagons
• IFA container wagons
• MHA open wagons
• Seacow wagons

History:

When British Rail was privatised, English Welsh & Scottish Railways (EWS) inherited a fleet of 1,600 mainly diesel locomotives that had an average age of 30 years. The arrival of the North-American built Class 66 provided a solution to modern heavy freight requirements when it first landed on UK shores for testing in June 1998. 

Since then, orders for 480 new ‘Sheds’ have been placed by UK-based operators and the type has become a dominant force on the nation’s network. No. 66719 is one of five low-emission locomotives delivered in April 2006 for use on GBRf’s Metronet/Transport for London contracts.