Class 66, 66779 'Evening Star'
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. Type JT42CWR Class 66 Co-Co diesel locomotive 66779 'Evening Star' as operated by GBRf (GB Railfreight) stabled outside Toton TMD (Traction and Maintenance Depot) near Long Eaton in Nottinghamshire (UK).
66779 was built at the EMD facility at Muncie Indiana USA in December 2015 and arrived in the UK at Newport Docks on February 13th 2016.
66779 is the 446th and last Class 66 locomotive to be built by EMD for service in the United Kingdom.
The British Railways ‘Brunswick Green’ livery and 'Evening Star' nameplate is in commemoration of the last steam locomotive Class 9F 92220 'Evening Star' built by British Railways in 1960.
Note the British Railways 'Ferret and Dartboard' logo decal on the right end cab door. Shame they've ruined the rest of the locomotive with those huge white GBRf letters. Unnecessary in my opinion.
66779 will be donated to the national collection at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York after an expected service life of 40/50 years.
Photograph taken by and copyright of Mr David Lewis and is posted to my flickr photostream with very kind permission.
Class 66, 66779 'Evening Star'
Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. Type JT42CWR Class 66 Co-Co diesel locomotive 66779 'Evening Star' as operated by GBRf (GB Railfreight) stabled outside Toton TMD (Traction and Maintenance Depot) near Long Eaton in Nottinghamshire (UK).
66779 was built at the EMD facility at Muncie Indiana USA in December 2015 and arrived in the UK at Newport Docks on February 13th 2016.
66779 is the 446th and last Class 66 locomotive to be built by EMD for service in the United Kingdom.
The British Railways ‘Brunswick Green’ livery and 'Evening Star' nameplate is in commemoration of the last steam locomotive Class 9F 92220 'Evening Star' built by British Railways in 1960.
Note the British Railways 'Ferret and Dartboard' logo decal on the right end cab door. Shame they've ruined the rest of the locomotive with those huge white GBRf letters. Unnecessary in my opinion.
66779 will be donated to the national collection at the National Railway Museum (NRM) in York after an expected service life of 40/50 years.
Photograph taken by and copyright of Mr David Lewis and is posted to my flickr photostream with very kind permission.