BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Coal Triple Grey - 08995 - DCC Sound Siphon G 66142 led the life of

66142 led the life of a typical EWS 66 from its delivery during August 1999 right through the acquisition by DB up until its turn in the paintshop came in 2019 at the ripe age of 20 years old

Flexibility & Compatibility

” This lasted until 2020

The locomotive was named after the Scottish scientist “Mary Somerville

Detailed interior with rivets

BR Class 08/9 - BR Railfreight Coal Triple Grey - 08995 - DCC Sound Siphon G 66142 led the life ofEnglish Electrics 1934 diesel electric shunter No. 7079 for the LMS proved highly successful and led to further orders across all the Big Four railways. Its lineage fed directly into British Railways push, after 1948 nationalisation, to create a standardised large shunting locomotive. Drawing heavily on the LMS 350 hp design but incorporating improvements and flexibility for different engines and electrical equipment, the resulting BR standard 0 6 0