Expected Delivery Q3 2027 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion).

Exclusive to Rails of Sheffield

Prototype History

Exclusively available from Rails is Class 66/7 66747 'Made in Sheffield' in the striking Newell & Wright Group colourscheme. Celebrating the partnership between NWT and GB Railfreight, this distinctively liveried locomotive was unveiled in July 2019 and sees daily use across the entirety of GBRfs services. It has even hauled passenger services as part of the Caledonian Sleeper trains!

Based in Masborough, NWT are the largest privately owned haulage contractor in South Yorkshire, and are just as proud of their local heritage as we are at Rails, as showcased by the locomotive's name "Made In Sheffield".

Model Enhancements

Alongside the new liveries, Accurascale has implemented a number of refinements to the Class 66 tooling to ensure the models remain faithful to the evolving real-world fleet.

Enhancements include a newly tooled exhaust silencer with improved profile and detailing, revised handbrake linkages moulded in the off position, and an etched middle handrail bracket on the cab fronts for locomotives that carry this feature. Additional updates include the ability to represent roof-mounted Wi-Fi pods, Freightliner cab-door handle modifications, and locomotives fitted with BMAC-replacement lighting units.

New buffer-plate combinations have also been introduced, allowing additional prototype variations to be accurately represented within the range.

Deluxe Features:

• PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power
  
• Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with large ‘Accurathrash’ Style Bass Speaker and smaller 'iphone' style cube for higher frequencies (on DCC Sound-fitted models only)
  
• Hall sensor for flange squeal effect (on DCC Sound-fitted models only)

DCC Features:

• DCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power
  
• DCC ready [21-Pin MTX Socket] or factory-fitted with Original ESU LokSound 5 Decoder options
  

High Performance Traction Features:

• Five-Pole motor with two flywheels
  
• Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve minimum scale top speed of 75 mph (120kph)
  
• All wheel drive and all wheel pickup

Fully Detailed Lighting Pack Features:

• Directional lighting, DC and DCC
  
• Switchable Red and white marker lights with day/night options
  
• Separately switched cab lighting, auto/off on movement