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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 11 (2016 to 2024) Current Era
Manufacturer description
Entering service with GBRf in December 2006, on Friday 10 August 2007 66725 was named Sunderland by Niall Quinn, Sunderland Football Club's chairman. The naming ceremony celebrated the new contract between GBRf and Drax Power Ltd to haul coal trains from Tyne Dock to Drax Power Station and marked the 70th anniversary of Sunderland's victory over Preston North End in the 1937 FA Cup Final.Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3902
GTIN
5055286671265
RRP
£74.99
Release date
August 2020
Model details
Colour
Yellow
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Livery
Blue & Yellow
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Name
Sunderland
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Power pickup
All wheels
Running number
66725
Prototype information
Locomotive class*
Class 66
Operator
GBRf
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Max speed
65 mph / 75 mph
Designer
Electro-Motive Diesel
Built
2001-2007
Built by
Electro-Motive Diesel
* 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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