Class 66 - GBRF/LTM Black - 66718 - DCC Sound Fitted Class 30 and 3166718 arrived at Newport Docks aboard MV Jumbo Challenger on 9 April 2006. It was one of five locomotives (6671866722) delivered in First GBRf Metronet livery for use in connection with the upgrading of the London Transport sub surface lines. The locomotive was named Gwyneth Dunwoody at Euston on 26 January 2007. Dunwoody was the Labour MP for Crewe and served as Transport Minister. On 5 November 2013 the locomotive emerged from Arlington Fleet
This 3 year window also allowed many of the LT panniers to find homes in preservation following their withdrawal
Specification List:
A triple pack of CIE / Irish Rail Two-axle Gypsum Ore Hoppers - Pack C
In total 13 locomotives were bought by LT although only 11 ever ran at once
one of the ballasted Class 37/7 variants
ahead of its twinning ceremony with HMS Ajax which would see it gain the smaller version of the ship’s crests
the pair have yet to turn a wheel in preservation
when the fleet was disbanded
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with waste and building materials being transported to and from the collieries
With the benefits of the Channel Tunnel proving difficult to unlock
583mm across body