Hornby R30332 Class 66 734 ‘Platinum Jubilee’ GBRF Loco

Tech SpecsItem Scale 1:76 Scale 00 GaugeFinish PaintedGauge OODCC Status DCC Ready (NOT DCC Fitted)Operator GBRFLivery GBRF Purple Minimum Curve (mm) Radius 2 Product InfoNo. 66734 ‘Platinum Jubilee’ was in service in Europe as No.PB04 and imported from Germany for GB Railfreight use in early 2022. It’sGBRf’s 100th Class 66. This locomotive replaced the previous 66734 which hit alandslide and derailed down an embankment at Loch Trieg in June 2012.  The original 66734 was cut up on site as there were issueswith recovering it from the isolated location. On 1st June 2022, ‘PlatinumJubilee’ was outshopped from Arlington Fleet Services in a royal purple andgrey livery. The official Jubilee logos were included in the livery and a largeUnion Jack flag was painted on the bodysides. Vinyl ‘Platinum Jubilee’nameplates were incorporated and then replaced with cast nameplates. Replicating the prototypical Class 66 locomotive, our modelsports a royal purple and grey livery for the Platinum Jubilee that was paintedin 2022. A special Union Jack flag adorns the sides of the model. This model isDCC-ready and compatible with our HM7000 21-pin decoder. The accessory bagcontains a pair of snow ploughs, four vac pipes and two moulded coupling links.