Class 66 , 66019... 3300 hp V 12 GM engine.........20 years old this year and still going strong built GM La Grange factory London Ontario Canada
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@magicdave935 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, I do like the 66s. Thanks for sharing. 👍
@calvingrondahl10113 жыл бұрын
66 class one of my favorites, thanks for the walk about and insight into this locomotive. I like the DB red coats too.
@Gill122833 жыл бұрын
Used to see these at Newport and Cardiff when I worked there... great locos😊🚂👍
@robd21847 жыл бұрын
Very interesting - been watching these since I saw the first at toton open day in 98. Nice to see how they work !
@DOCTORDROTT7 жыл бұрын
thanks
@1950gah7 жыл бұрын
Put part two on Martyn, Was enjoying the walk round and info.
@ianhenson7243 жыл бұрын
icing on the cake is to see the cab.
@alexanderglen81095 жыл бұрын
Great video and very informative. Would love the opportunity to work on or drive these as there my favourite locomotive.
@canadiantimberwolf14 жыл бұрын
What's cool about the size, is that the Class 66 come up as high as the nose of an SD40-2. So you can imagine how much bigger the North American locos are. But, I used to live in the Uk and understand the reason why with the height. And what even more cool, is that they have the same configuration and engine HP as the Sd40-2's over here in Canada... But the SD40-2 is slowly going away...
@Richard376707 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video thanks for uploading
@nov30198920086 жыл бұрын
I wish vauxhall cars were as reliable as GM locos, considering they used to be part of the same company
@brianburns72115 жыл бұрын
Richard I have a Chevrolet pickup truck in the States. I call it my mini EMD.
@duncanrogers57626 жыл бұрын
very good
@canadiantimberwolf14 жыл бұрын
Sorry guy, the facility was called GMC Diesel in London Ontario, I remember watching them coming out of the factory... La Grange is down in the USA someplace, and they now run it all. GM Diesel in London Ontario, shutdown. And now I believe if they still do the Ugly-dog Class 77 from down there...
@thatchamtmd50334 жыл бұрын
Arrow206 Project206 Class 77s are the exact same locomotives but as they can be used in Europe some get an air conditioning unit lobbed onto the roof on each cab. The model code is JT42CWR for both locos.
@class88664 жыл бұрын
the new plant is in muncie, USA
@hermankoerts81854 жыл бұрын
To my knowledge: Originally, the company was: Electro Motive Division of General Motors Corporation = EMD. The main plant was in a suburb of Chicago: LaGrange (postbox) / McCook. The company also had a plant in London, Ontario: General Motors Diesel = GMD. Both plants are gone now. General Motors spun off EMD (Like they spun off much more in recent years ......) to an investment company. Now, EMD stands for: Electro Motive Diesel. It is part of Caterpillar / Progress Rail. Plant is in Muncie, Indiana.
@DOCTORDROTT3 жыл бұрын
They got EMD on their builders plates
@brianburns72112 жыл бұрын
@@DOCTORDROTT GM still owned EMD at the time these were built. I was at an open house at La Grange when living nearby.
@davidbushell9603 жыл бұрын
Half and hour brake block change!. Have done the blocks in 20 minutes in the past!. But that is not encoding the Brake test after changing!.
@DOCTORDROTT2 жыл бұрын
That's why I said half and hour lol , and I did not isolate brakes like some people do. I drop all the air and this is good practice . moisture drain and safety. We changed blocks in yards not a depot !
@ews7475 жыл бұрын
Like your videos on the class 66s very interesting any chance of doing the same with the class 60s and the class 67
@DOCTORDROTT5 жыл бұрын
hopefully soon
@ews7475 жыл бұрын
Thank you How hard is it to become a driver for DB
@DOCTORDROTT5 жыл бұрын
@@ews747 intensive training and takes about a year
@ews7475 жыл бұрын
james bolem thank you for your reply Look forward to seeing more of your railway videos as I enjoy watching and are very informative
@ews7475 жыл бұрын
Hi James not related to this video why does DB keep so many class 60s just rotting away. Seems a great waste the same with the class 90s & 92s
@ECMLTrains2 жыл бұрын
GBRF 66s best
@DOCTORDROTT2 жыл бұрын
GBRF Newer locos , they needed work done on them before they moved off Newport docks on their first delivery, bits missing lol
@interestingrailwaysuk57036 жыл бұрын
The "Sheds" are 3200 horsepower, the Class 60 is 3300 horsepower.
@class88664 жыл бұрын
But the class 66 is designed for higher speed,in Germany for 100 km/h
@northessextransportvideos43044 жыл бұрын
nope 66's are 3300hp and 60's and 3100hp
@andymath15232 жыл бұрын
@@class8866 100 km/h ? they are 120 km/h (75 mph ) in UK
@class88662 жыл бұрын
@@andymath1523 in Germany restricted to 100 km/h,by order of the technical supervision board(Eisenbahn Bundesamt (EBA)), due to the poor braking performance.
@nagymahros91405 жыл бұрын
كلاس 66 قطار رائع
@HSTHoward7 жыл бұрын
Built on 1998!
@saikatghosh69783 жыл бұрын
Mighty EMD... Similar as WDG4D
@bjoe3854 жыл бұрын
What are the most common failures on these locos
@DOCTORDROTT4 жыл бұрын
Electronic issues and coolant loss
@tony26824 жыл бұрын
Good walk around...Question Whats making that noise? no engine running...
@737Adventures4 жыл бұрын
Tony spirax valves
@tony26824 жыл бұрын
@@737Adventures Thanks for reply..Only Found out that Yesterday 12/06..was watching this Video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYG3e3WOqtynfaM He mentioned it right at the end.
@trainzhub3 жыл бұрын
what is that clicking sound near the engine is it cooling down or is it the brakes
@DOCTORDROTT3 жыл бұрын
auto drain air moisture valve
@nkpanathan7 жыл бұрын
What is the clicking noise, part of a battery circuit?
@DOCTORDROTT6 жыл бұрын
Air auto drain valve, removes moisture from the air system .
@ricardobarth27167 жыл бұрын
DB ? DB isn't a German company ?
@DOCTORDROTT7 жыл бұрын
D B is German railways, government run, deutsche bahn. Formally DB Schenker, before that EWS before that BR TLF
@ricardobarth27167 жыл бұрын
Got it Thank You. There is another thing I always wondered. Why the locos in UK has a two tone horn ?
@james1232126 жыл бұрын
two tone horns are used to avoid confusion with the horns of road vehicles
@olamarca71716 жыл бұрын
Deutsche Bahn (German Railway).
@formidable385 жыл бұрын
@@ricardobarth2716 Legend has it that when the first Class 40 was introduced in 1958, one of them sounded its horn to warn a group of track workers who believed it to be a vessel on a nearby canal so they ignored it and were struck and killed by the locomotive. From that day on is the reason why the UK use 2-tone horns!