Class 66 - Freightliner (60th Anniversary) - 66501

Class 66 - Freightliner (60th Anniversary) - 6650166501 was the first Class 66 to arrive in the UK for another operator, in this case Freightliner, on 17 July 1999 aboard the M. V. Gajah Borneo. On 19 July 1999, the locomotive was formally handed over at Newport Docks before making its way to Ipswich for acceptance. It settled into normal Freightliner intermodal operations and gained the name Japan 2001 to commemorate Freightliners support of the Japan 2001 Festival. It remained in this condition

RSH cantrail grilles

that wore its new EWS livery well despite being built way back in 1959

Metal helical gears fitted for maximum performance and slow speed running

Fully-detailed underframe with numerous finely details separate parts

this locomotive was given the name “Des o Brien” in memory of a GBRf colleague who passed away from Cancer

Turned sprung metal buffers

All trains for the GER’s new suburban timetable of that period

it displayed some unique features compared with later repaints—such as gold-coloured cab vents

Flying the flag for their as-converted condition in Railfreight grey is 37903

IRM1176 Iarnród Éireann

The three "Celtic Queens" gained iconic status among Irish enthusiasts and were the largest 4-6-0 locomotives to operate in the British Isles

24853 - Per-Way Yellow