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Hornby R3920

British Rail Class 66/4 '66434'

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Prototype Era
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways

Manufacturer description
Delivered into Newport Docks on board the MV Stellanova on 7 November 2008, 66434 went into service with Direct Rail Services, retaining the DRS Compass livery until 18 February 2010, when the locomotive was hired out to Fastline for use mainly on their coal flow traffic.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3920
RRP
£74.99
Release date
September 2020

Model details

Colour
Blue
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Livery
Malcolm Logistic Services
Name
W.P. Allen
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Power pickup
All wheels
Tooling date
2007
Running number
66434

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class 66
Operator
Malcolm Rail
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Designer
Electro-Motive Diesel
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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Hornby British Rail Class 66/4 model 66434 (manufacturer part number R3920) is an OO gauge diesel locomotive in a painted Malcolm Logistic Services livery. The model is 280 mm long, coloured blue, and carries the running number 66434. It represents a Class 66 locomotive designed by Electro‑Motive Diesel and built in 2003.

The locomotive is DCC ready with an eight‑pin socket, fitted with a five‑pole skew‑wound motor and power pickup on all wheels. It uses a NEM/tension‑lock coupling, has a Co‑Co wheel arrangement and a minimum curve radius of 2nd radius (438 mm). The maximum speed is listed as 65 mph (75 mph on some layouts). The model was manufactured by Electro‑Motive Diesel.

The real locomotive was delivered to Newport Docks aboard the MV Stellanova on 7 November 2008. It entered service with Direct Rail Services in the DRS Compass livery, and on 18 February 2010 it was hired to Fastline for use mainly on coal traffic. The period represented by the model is the rebuilding of the railways.

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