Here, we take a look at 66 Facts about the Class 66!
These workhorses are the backbone of the modern freight industry.
Why are they 'sheds'? What did they cost? Where do they come from?
We inspect the class, its past, present its future of pulling trains!

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=FUTHER READING=
Class 66 Wikipedia: https://bit.ly/3jQmINZ
Rail Revisted article: https://bit.ly/3jSBZxT
History of the Class 66 by Adrian Booth: https://bit.ly/3JYFEoB
Rail Magazine article on the class: https://bit.ly/3K4FbRS
Transport fandom Wiki: https://bit.ly/3IiAMZZ

=SPECIAL THANKS=
Mike Wilcock for permission to use his incredible docks clips!
Colin Prosser for permission to use his railtour clip.
HSTHoward for permission to use his clips of the 66s in Egypt.
Leigh Cauldwell for permission to use a Class 66 cab photo.
Cool man is so cool for permission to use an early 66001 clip!

=ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE SOURCES=
Xtrain24 mit TVSendung:    • Fahrten von und mit der Class 77 der ...  
Deltic SP Class 59s:    • Class 43,59,66,70 and 37 at Reading a...  
Cool man is so cool 66001:    • class 66001 brand spanking new seen o...  
Colin Prosser Evening Star tour:    • 66779 Evening Star with 66723 Chinook...  
Scotland's Railway 66004:    • Scotland's Climate Week  DB Cargo UK...  
Bahnhof Güsten 66/77s in Europe:    • Die Class 66 und 77 in den Jahren 201...  
Lea Road & Old Hall lectures 66/9:    • 66955 4L87 Leeds F.L.T. to Felixstowe...  
Mezzie's Clips 66/4    • A DRS Class 66 on a TESCO Intermodal ...  
steeler_uk: 66/4 RHTT    • 358N tears though Chapeltown on RHTT ...  
92009DBS: 66/4    • DRS 66431 on 4M71 Purfleet Deep Wtr W...  
gekovideo Hafen/Guterverker:    • HGK. Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG  
HSTHoward 66s in Egypt:    • (HD) Egyptian Railways Class 66s on P...  
Mike Wilcock EWS 66s arrive:    • 8 x 66s unloaded at Newport Docks 20 ...  
Mike Wilcock FLR 66s arrive:    • Freightliners 1st delivery of 8 x 66s...  
Mike Wilcock GBRf 66s arrive:    • GBRf 6670107, 1st delivery/unloading...  
Mike Wilcock Fastline 66s Docks:    • Rails in Wales. "Fastline" unloaded a...  
Mike Wilcock Last GBRf 66s :   • Last 66779 pus 708/773/774/775/776/77...  
HS2 Green Progressor:    • Painting ‘The Green Progressor’ Class...  
beast66606/Dave & John Skipsey:    • 66001, 755417, 755326 and 755418 on 5...  
beast66606/Dave & John Skipsey:    • 66002 and 755405 on 5P99, 03:43, Ripp...  
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In memory of driver Steve 'George' Dunn