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Class 66: 5/6/9
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Mark Pike

Class 66

5/6/9

Mark Pike

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English
Key Publishing Ltd
01 March 2023
Transport: general interest
Series: Britain's Railways Series
In the late 1990s, English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) was having great success with its Class 66s, and Freightliner, which at the time was using dated forms of traction for its operations, decided to place an order for some of its own. Its first purchase was for the standard Class 66/5 locos, which have mostly been used for intermodal trains and other light services. Soon after, Freightliner decided that it needed a version that could handle heavier loads, such as coal and aggregates, so an order was placed for six Class 66/6 variants, which have a lower top speed and modified gearing. Lastly, the company placed an order for the low-emission Class 66/9s. These locomotives have now been in service for more than two decades and can boast a very low failure rate, so it seems they will be around for some years to come. This book is a collection of over 220 previously unpublished images of the three sub-classes at work in the UK.
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Imprint:   Key Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 243mm,  Width: 170mm, 
ISBN:   9781802822465
ISBN 10:   1802822461
Series:   Britain's Railways Series
Pages:   96
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Mark Pike has a lifelong interest in UK railways that started at the age of about six when his father used to take him to watch trains at Poole station in Dorset, just after steam had been abolished in the late 1960s. He later joined the railway at the age of 19 as a permanent way trackman at Bournemouth and was later an electric track maintenance worker at Dorchester for over 20 years. Now semi-retired, he is still an avid railway photographer, with various images appearing regularly in mainstream railway magazines and books.

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