Name: Accurascale ACC3461 Class 66 - EWS - 66017
Brand: Accurascale
SKU: ACC3461
Price: 215.94 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

66017 arrived in the UK aboard the ‘M.V. Fairmast’ and was unloaded at Newport Docks on 31 October 1998, wearing the maroon and gold house colours of operator EWS. Built without buckeye coupling and mirrors, it gained the former in 2002 and the latter in 2005. Otherwise an anonymous Class 66 in the fleet, it does have the standout feature of being one of the three tripcock-fitted Class 66s available for use over the Metropolitan line. Still in the fleet of DB Cargo, it now proudly wears the iconic red of the current freight operator.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Accurascale

Product Code

ACC3461

GTIN

0781005475825

RRP

£215.94

Release date

April 2027

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready

Livery

EWS

Prototype information

Locomotive class^*

Class 66

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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Accurascale Class 66 EWS No.66017 diesel locomotive, model ACC3461, is DCC ready and supplied in the EWS livery. It represents the initial privatisation era of the Class 66 fleet.

The prototype arrived in the United Kingdom aboard the MV Fairmast and was unloaded at Newport Docks on 31/10/1998 in the maroon and gold house colours of EWS. It was built without buckeye couplings or mirrors, gaining the former in 2002 and the latter in 2005, and is one of three tripcock‑fitted Class 66s authorised for use on the Metropolitan line. The locomotive now operates with DB Cargo and carries the current freight operator’s red livery.

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