25 Years of the Class 66

The ubiquitous class 66 loco first emerged on to the UK freight scene in 1998, with many getting their first close-up look at these engines at the Open Day at Toton in August that year.

2023 sees the twenty-fifth anniversary of the class in operation in the UK. Since pioneer 66001 went on display at the, then, EWS-owned depot back in 1998, over 400 of these machines have seen service in the UK through all the major railfreight operators.

This book looks at the rapid cascade of these locomotiv...