Hornby R30222

DB Cargo, Class 66, Co-Co, 66004 'Climate Hero' - Era 11 (Web Exclusive)

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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2024) Current Era

Manufacturer description

DB Cargo UK has one of the largest Scottish rail freight terminals at Mossend in North Lanarkshire and is multiplying the benefits of moving road freight to rail by utilising HVO. Following their initiative to emphasise and draw attention to alternate fuels and environmental awareness, 66004 is a very particular locomotive aside from its prominent green 'I am a Climate Hero' livery.The environmentally friendly locomotive is fuelled by hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) and is the latest step forward in creating cleaner and greener freight trains. HVO is synthetically made using a hydro-treatment process from waste vegetable oils or animal fats. Tests are already reporting HVO can create reductions in emissions of up to 90%.

The locomotive was displayed for all to see on Wednesday the 15th of September in a bid to increase awareness of the environmental advantages of a modal shift to rail. The Climate Week is intended to provide encouragement to bring further support in the form of action to help Scotland meet its net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Moving goods from road to rail brings enormous environmental benefits already, and also as freight trains replace millions of lorry journeys in Scotland each year.

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R30222
GTIN
5063129010577
RRP
£96.99
Catalogue
2022 Range
Release date
May 2023

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Colour
Green
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
DB Schenker / DB Cargo UK
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Gauge
OO
Running number
66004

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class 66
Operator
DB Cargo UK
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Max speed
65 mph / 75 mph
Designer
Electro-Motive Diesel
Built
1998-2014
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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