66 Unbelievable Facts About the Class 66 Locomotive!

🔴 Here, we take a look at 66 Facts about the Class 66!
🚆 These workhorses are the backbone of the modern freight industry.
🟥 Why are they 'sheds'? What did they cost? Where do they come from?
🛤️ We inspect the class, its past, present its future of pulling trains!

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🔮 101 Facts - The Elizabeth line:    • Elizabeth line | 101 Facts About Lond...  
🛤️ EVENING STAR/FREIGHT at ELY:    • EVENING STAR + Lots of FREIGHT at ELY!  
🚢 The Angerstein Wharf freight line:    • London's Unique Freight-Only Line | F...  

=FUTHER READING=
🚆 Class 66 Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/3jQmINZ
📰 Rail Revisted article: https://bit.ly/3jSBZxT
📜 History of the Class 66 by Adrian Booth: https://bit.ly/3JYFEoB
🗞️ Rail Magazine article on the class: https://bit.ly/3K4FbRS
🙌 Transport fandom Wiki: https://bit.ly/3IiAMZZ

=SPECIAL THANKS=
🤝 Mike Wilcock for permission to use his incredible docks clips!
🤝 Colin Prosser for permission to use his railtour clip.
🤝 HSTHoward for permission to use his clips of the 66s in Egypt.
🤝 Leigh Cauldwell for permission to use a Class 66 cab photo.
🤝 Cool man is so cool for permission to use an early 66001 clip!

=ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE SOURCES=
🟥 Xtrain24 mit TV-Sendung:    • Fahrten von und mit der Class 77 der ...  
🔴 Deltic SP Class 59s:    • Class 43,59,66,70 and 37 at Reading a...  
🟥 Cool man is so cool - 66001:    • class 66001 brand spanking new seen o...  
🟥 Colin Prosser - Evening Star tour:    • 66779 Evening Star with 66723 Chinook...  
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland's Railway - 66004:    • Scotland's Climate Week - DB Cargo UK...  
🇪🇺 Bahnhof Güsten - 66/77s in Europe:    • Die Class 66 und 77 in den Jahren 201...  
🟢 Lea Road & Old Hall lectures - 66/9:    • 66955 4L87 Leeds F.L.T. to Felixstowe...  
🔵 Mezzie's Clips - 66/4 -    • A DRS Class 66 on a TESCO Intermodal ...  
🟦 steeler_uk: 66/4 RHTT -    • 358N tears though Chapeltown on RHTT ...  
🔵 92009DBS: 66/4 -    • DRS 66431 on 4M71 Purfleet Deep Wtr W...  
🔻 gekovideo - Hafen/Guterverker:    • HGK. Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG  
🔵 HSTHoward - 66s in Egypt:    • (HD) Egyptian Railways Class 66s on P...  
🔴 Mike Wilcock - EWS 66s arrive:    • 8 x 66s unloaded at Newport Docks 20 ...  
🔴 Mike Wilcock - FLR 66s arrive:    • Freightliners 1st delivery of 8 x 66s...  
🔴 Mike Wilcock - GBRf 66s arrive:    • GBRf 66701-07, 1st delivery/unloading...  
🔴 Mike Wilcock - Fastline 66s Docks:    • Rails in Wales. "Fastline" unloaded a...  
🔴 Mike Wilcock - Last GBRf 66s :   • Last 66779 pus 708/773/774/775/776/77...  
🛤️ HS2 - Green Progressor:    • Painting ‘The Green Progressor’ Class...  
🟥 beast66606/Dave & John Skipsey:    • 66001, 755417, 755326 and 755418 on 5...  
🟥 beast66606/Dave & John Skipsey:    • 66002 and 755405 on 5P99, 03:43, Ripp...  
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🙏 In memory of driver Steve 'George' Dunn 🙏