Nice sound! ERS Railways Class 66 JT42CWR Diesel Locomotive Freight

[dibadirekt]

and where is the "nice sound"?  :-(

[LoisJAbel]

Die Lokomotiven der GM-Tochter EMD sind gerade dabei die Baureihen 217, 225 und die Ludmillas aus dem Bw Mühldorf /Obb. zu verdrängen. Schade um diese schönen alten Loks (20.10.2011).

[davey1121]

if the germans like these boring characterless engines then they are welcome to them, we have plenty more in the uk that nobody would be sad to see disappear!

[lms264t]

Now you lot in the UK and Europe know what we go through here in the States. Same locos, different paint schemes. Union Pacific, Burlington Northern/Santa Fe, and Norfolk Southern, CSX. No variety at all.

[jamestheengine]

Yes but look at the size of your locos.freights! ours are micky mouse in comparision!

[TheDepotCat]

Interesting that Class 66s are working in Germany. What do the crews think of them..? I don't think British drivers like them very much. {Too noisy in the cab, horrible cab seat etc}.

[stainlessdmc12]

what noise?

[Andyhinds]

I second that Fastkay, I have lost all interest in modern railways since the passing of the great British locos you mention. I have absolutely no interest in these boring ying yings or any other trains running around on our railways currently. A locomotive that's not built to a standard, like locos of old but built down to a cost, a one size fits all loco to be exported across Europe.

[Darandio]

I liked the noise it made when it stopped!

[fastkay777]

sorry folks - this is nothing like 25's/31's 33's/40's/44's/45's/47's/50's/­52's or the daddy of them all the deltic 55

those were all real diesels!

[TheDepotCat]

Give me a Class 50 any day...Have you seen the damn awful looking Class 70..?

[Gagosmith]

I agree with MisterScania.Our kids won't celebrate our old trains. For them, Today's new trains will be the "good old trains" when, once, they will be grown.

[MisterScania]

Oh shut up Dempsey!!!! What do you know? A nice sound would be you getting flattened by one of these!!! :-)

[Yownanymous]

Too true. Nothing like a good bit of American engine-ness!

[MisterScania]

They're actually a good reliable motor, and yes ok they may not have the classic character of a 37 or 47 or whatever, but you have to move with the times and appreciate the modern stuff as well. Look at when the old diesel electrics came in and people hated them because they weren't steam. The world moves on and so does mechinery.

[kevlad09]

actualy class 66 only do 75

[spaceyyyyyyy]

VERY GOOD!!!

[skarkot]

look up ES44DC those are what you guys are talking about!

[slatfreq]

They're partially built in the USA (E-Locker & Engine) built in LaGrange, IL. Final assembly is completed in London, ON.

[NThusiast]

No, that´s not correct. They´re Canadian-built (London/Ontario), by EMD.

[LeamingtonSteve]

are there 600??!!

[Pur3p0w3r06]

probably i only ever see these pulling freight

[89001avocet]

Don't quite think so:

250 for EWS

120 for Freightliner (possibly more on order)

30 for DRS (rounded again)

30 for GBRf (rounded)

= Maximum of 430 (more on order)

[kiyran]

not really that nice a sound, britain has over 600 of these and it's all we ever see.

[89001avocet]

600!

Surely not!