Not only is 66316 still in Akiem grey livery but it is still numbered 266015: Surprising that it has not been repainted at Loughborough, but is something special lined up for this one? Being the last of the imported European locos, it would be very nice to see it in a European livery, perhaps the livery that it is in but just "GBRf-erised" !!
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European Class 66's to UK
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Its off to Longport to get the cab windows replaced with the upgraded style that have been retro fitted to all of GBs older 66s...
This is the only older 66 (JT42CWR)* in this batch of locos being hired to GB... all others are the low emission, 5 door models
Longport is, to my knowledge, the only place that has ever completed these works, anywhere in Europe... and GB being the only operator to have the work done to their locos, to help improve conditions for drivers
* I think I'm right in saying the ex Euro 77s and euro 66 low emission models from akiem, here, were all the JT42CWRM version
This is the only older 66 (JT42CWR)* in this batch of locos being hired to GB... all others are the low emission, 5 door models
Longport is, to my knowledge, the only place that has ever completed these works, anywhere in Europe... and GB being the only operator to have the work done to their locos, to help improve conditions for drivers
* I think I'm right in saying the ex Euro 77s and euro 66 low emission models from akiem, here, were all the JT42CWRM version