Description
HHPI JT42CWR/Class 66 Diesel Locomotive VI (~AC-Sound)
1:87 scale model produced by Marklin. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.
Features:
AC Sound Model
Best suited to Epoch VI Model Railways
This model mainly operates in Germany
This model is decorated in HHPI company markings
A buffer capacitor to bridge short, unpowered sections of track is fitted.
The cab lighting is digitally controllable.
Control desk lighting digitally controllable.
Factory-fitted smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust.
The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions.
Details
The EMD Class 66 is a hugely successful six-axle diesel-electric locomotive developed for heavy freight service on standard gauge railways in the United Kingdom and across Europe. Known to builders and operators by its model designation JT42CWR, the Class 66 was designed as a successor to earlier freight types, incorporating the rugged reliability of Electro-Motiv-Division (EMD) designs with modern components and control systems. It has become one of the most widely used freight diesels in late-20th and early-21st-century railroading.
Introduced in 1998, the Class 66 was ordered in large numbers by British freight operators, with English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS) placing the first major order. Its powerful 12-cylinder EMD 710 diesel engine, Co-Co wheel arrangement and diesel-electric transmission deliver high tractive effort and solid performance under heavy loads. The locomotiveâs self-steering bogies help minimise track wear while maintaining good adhesion, and its design emphasises reliability and ease of maintenance for freight duties. Production continued into the 2010s, with hundreds of locomotives built for UK and continental European operators.
While originally developed for British loading gauges and signalling systems, the Class 66 has been certified for use in several European countries and is used by operators including Freightliner, GB Railfreight, Direct Rail Services and DB Schenker. Its top speed is typically around 120 km/h (75 mph), making it ideal for fast intermodal and heavy freight workings.