{"product_id":"pre-order-accurascale-class-66-66799-gbrf-blue-dcc-sound-f","title":"Pre-order Accurascale Class 66 66799, GBRf blue, DCC sound f","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDERS OPEN NOW - CLASS 66 66799 \u003cem\u003eModern Railways Diamond Jubilee\u003c\/em\u003e DCC sound fitted!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Key Publishing limited edition collection is expanding with a ‘OO’ gauge model of Class 66 66799 Modern Railways Diamond Jubilee in its GB Railfreight branded Railfreight colour scheme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith delivery expected in 2027, secure your\u003cem\u003e PRE-ORDER with a £30 deposit (non-refundable). When the m\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eodel is available the Customer Services team will contact you for the remaining balance of £249.95 - full price including deposit £279.95.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe locomotive was named \u003ci\u003eModern Railways Diamond Jubilee\u003c\/i\u003e in September 2022 at the Severn Valley Railway to mark 60 years of Key Publishing’s \u003ci\u003eModern Railways\u003c\/i\u003e magazine which launched in 1962 having emerged from \u003ci\u003eTrains Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe locomotive is one of a batch brought to the UK by Beacon Rail for GBRf having originally been built in 2003 and operated in Germany before moving to the Netherlands in 2004. It returned to Germany in the early 2010s before being brought to the UK at Immingham Docks on July 30 2021.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e66799 joined the GBRf fleet in 2021 and became the operator’s 99\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Class 66. On arrival at Immingham from Germany, it was taken to Doncaster by rail by 66738 for an overhaul to British standards which included fitting air conditioning, sound proofing, double glazing and cab upgrades such as GSMR and TPWS.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eIt entered service the same year and, being a former European Class 66, has distinguishing features including squared off buffers, twin air pipes on each buffer beam fairing and an extended horn box. In service with GBRf it has operated across the country on intermodal, aggregates, engineering, fuel and other duties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe model of 66799 captures the locomotive on the day of its naming and is the first ready-to-run ‘Euro’ Class 66 in GBRf blue and orange colours. 66799 had a number of unique features including extension of the blue below the cantrail only above the cabs, full orange cab doors with blue rain strips, off-set positioning of the GBRf logos on the bodyside, Beacon logos on each bodyside and orange colouring of the headlight clusters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe model has the latest Accurascale Class 66 tooling which incorporates upgrades to the shaping of the exhaust silencer, handbrake chains in the ‘off’ position, correct WiFi pods on the roof for the locomotive and more. Inside is powerful five-pole motor with twin flywheels offering all-wheel drive while a comprehensive lighting suit is provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe limited edition is restricted to 300 units split between DCC ready and DCC sound fitted locomotives – the latter with correct sounds for the ‘Euro’ Class 66 including the horns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eDelivery expected in 2027. 66799 is available to pre-order now exclusively through Key Publishing with a £30 non-refundable deposit to secure your order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5_e3iOy8WvI?si=Le79x1G0-g8yRf16\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Key Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57025210089847,"sku":"ACC3476-DCCP","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/2152\/0450\/files\/66799_DCC_sound.jpg?v=1780677200","url":"https:\/\/shop.keymodelworld.com\/products\/pre-order-accurascale-class-66-66799-gbrf-blue-dcc-sound-f","provider":"Key Model World Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}