{"product_id":"25-years-of-the-class-66","title":"25 Years of the Class 66","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe ubiquitous Class 66 locomotive first emerged onto the British freight scene in 1998, with many people getting their first close-up look at these engines at the Open Day at Toton in August that year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe twenty-fifth anniversary of the class in operation in Britain was celebrated in 2023. Since pioneer 66001 went on display at the, then, EWS-owned depot back in 1998, over 400 of these machines have seen service in Britain through all the major rail-freight operators. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book looks at the rapid cascade of these locomotives across the country in that twenty-five-year period. The Class 66’s area of operation extends from the china-clay traffic in the South West of England through to services to both Fort William and Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. It is also a celebration of the variety of traffic on offer to the observer of our railways today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Motormedia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53385516384583,"sku":"9781398108981","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0902\/2609\/8503\/files\/9781398108981.jpg?v=1771763127","url":"https:\/\/motormedia.co.uk\/products\/25-years-of-the-class-66","provider":"Motormedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}