Hornby R30019

Colas, Class 66, Co-Co, 66850 'David Maidment OBE' - Era 11

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Delivered into Newport Docks on board the MV Stellanova in April 2004, 66850 first went into service with Freightliner, before being transferred to operations with Colas in June 2011. In August 2013, 66850 was named 'David Maidment OBE' at the National Track Plant Exhibition at Long Marston, in a naming ceremony honouring the founder of the 'Railway Children' charity.

Railway Children was founded in 1996, following Maidment's encounter with a young girl begging on a railway station in India and he has since dedicated his life to raising awareness of the plight of children living alone and at risk on the streets and railway platforms.

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R30019
GTIN
5055286691201
RRP
£90.99
Catalogue
2021 range
Release date
September 2021

Model details

Colour
Yellow
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Livery
Colas Rail
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Power pickup
All wheels
Name
David Maidment OBE
Tooling date
2007
Couplings
NEM
Finish
Painted
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Running number
66850

Prototype information

Introduced
2004
Locomotive class*
Class 66
Operator
Colas
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
CO-CO
Designer
GM/EMD
Built
August 1948
Built by
Electro-Motive Diesel
Total produced
446

* 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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