Class 66 - DB Maritime Blue - 66142 - DCC Sound Fitted OO Gauge

Class 66 - DB Maritime Blue - 66142 - DCC Sound Fitted OO GaugeOnce an anonymous EWS maroon and gold class 66, 66142 led the life of a typical EWS 66 from its delivery during August 1999 right through the acquisition by DB up until its turn in the paintshop came in 2019 at the ripe age of 20 years old! Rather than the bright red of DB, 66142 gained the vibrant blue colour of Maritime Intermodal and was named Maritime Intermodal Three. Following Accurascale handing out free 'a' stickers at Warley in 2022, a number

becoming a familiar sight in sidings and yards across the country

Five different body designs

Ran in block rakes

A dwindling number soldiered on into the late 1970s and early 1980s

84 is portrayed in the classic GER livery of Ultramarine Blue with Vermillion lining and shaded lettering

Turned metal sprung buffers

with one-piece NEM mounted option

lacking the raised chambers of the passenger tanks

66849 was given the name of “Wylam Dilly” straight after its repainting and has carried it to this day

66414 was originally leased to DRS and this is how it arrived fresh from the factory aboard MV fairlift on the 16th October 2006

This 5700 was one of 30 locomotives built as part of Lot 238

Some packs contain just one style of waggon