Locomotive Archive

The arrival of 66001 on to British soil at 08:53 on the 18th of Aprill 1998 heralded a new dawn for British rail freight, the first of several hund...

While Harry Needle is most closely associated with Class 20s, his eponymous railway company has now acquired 11 Class 37s as they have slowly come ...

Repainted in the controversial general grey paint scheme in May 1990, like the majority of locomotives to gain this livery 37258 quickly swapped it...

March depot's 37140 was one of the first Class 37s to gain the high visibility headlight, being so fitted in mid-1986. It also gained an orange can...

Completed nearly six years after D6700 had left Vulcan Foundary, D6600 was the first of nine English Electric Type 3s to be numbered out of sequenc...

Note: Photograph is of an early sample, with an incorrect assembly. Updated photos will be forthcoming in the coming weeks. The locomotive is finis...

Freightliner were the second operating company to enter the class 66 game with the first of their locomotives arriving in 1999. Nicknamed 'freds' -...

Out of Sequence! The universal nature of the Class 66 means that transfers and sales between owners/operators are relatively common. 66122 is one o...

Class 66 - Freightliner Orange - 66415 - DCC Sound Fitted Class 66 no 66 415 in Freightliner orange livery with black striping. Named ‘You Are Neve...

Drawing the production line to a close after 18 years and many hundreds of locomotives was 66779. This locomotive was specially finished in British...

Nearing the end of class 66 orders, production was shifted to Muncie in the USA. This change carried with it some subtle differences that we can se...

Accurascale's latest ‘Accurascale Exclusive’ model, is a special edition model of Class 66 no 66769 in the GBRf “Prostate Cancer UK” livery. Procee...

The ‘red revolution’ is slowly changing shade. 66167 is carrying the current vibrant house colours of owner DB. Testament to the quality of repaint...

The third class 66 to land on British soil back in 1998, 66004 was treated to its eye catching ‘Climate Hero’ livery during 2021 as part of a progr...

Approaching 25 years old and still in its original maroon and gold, 66171 has had a few additional warning labels but still carries the moniker of ...