Title: British Rail Class 66 - Wikipedia
Headings: British Rail Class 66
British Rail Class 66
Contents
History
Background
Order and specification
United Kingdom
Continental Europe
UK importation
Emission compliance
Current operators
Colas Rail
DB Cargo UK
Direct Rail Services
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Former operators
Advenza Freight
Fastline
Sub-classes
Names
Poor working environment
Accidents
Models
See also
References and sources
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Content: Placing what was termed as "the biggest British loco order since steam days", EWS placed an order for 250 units in May 1996 to be built at the EMD plant in London, Ontario, Canada at a cost of £375 million. Financed by Locomotion Capital (later Angel Trains), the first locomotives were ready in early 1998; the fastest delivery of an all-new locomotive type by GM. The EMD 710 12-cylinder diesel engine is a development of a two-stroke engine used for over 20 years, whilst the EM2000 control equipment is the same as that used on Irish Railways IE 201 Class. EWS reduced the locomotive's time into operation through specifying cab systems laid out like the Class 59, whilst increasing availability with a fuel tank of 8,180 litres (1,800 imp gal; 2,160 US gal) capacity, compared to 3,470 litres (760 imp gal; 920 US gal) on a standard Class 47. United Kingdom
66125 in EWS livery at Eastleigh
The first locomotive shipped to the UK arrived at Immingham in June 1998, taken to Derby for testing. The second was taken to AAR's Pueblo Test Centre for endurance testing, before shipping to the UK. The locomotives then shipped at a rate of 11 per month into the UK via Newport Docks, until the order was completed in December 2001.