Class 66. Walk around part 1...... A D junction Newport 2017

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

[@magicdave93]

Great stuff, I do like the 66s. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@calvingrondahl1011]

66 class one of my favorites, thanks for the walk about and insight into this locomotive. I like the DB red coats too.

[@Gill12283]

Used to see these at Newport and Cardiff when I worked there... great locos😊🚂👍

[@robd2184]

Very interesting - been watching these since I saw the first at toton open day in 98. Nice to see how they work !

[@DOCTORDROTT]

thanks

[@1950gah]

Put part two on Martyn, Was enjoying the walk round and info.

[@ianhenson724]

icing on the cake is to see the cab.

[@alexanderglen8109]

Great video and very informative. Would love the opportunity to work on or drive these as there my favourite locomotive.

[@canadiantimberwolf1]

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...

[@Richard37670]

Brilliant video thanks for uploading

[@nov3019892008]

I wish vauxhall cars were as reliable as GM locos, considering they used to be part of the same company

[@brianburns7211]

Richard I have a Chevrolet pickup truck in the States. I call it my mini EMD.

[@duncanrogers5762]

very good

[@canadiantimberwolf1]

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...

[@thatchamtmd5033]

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.

[@class8866]

the new plant is in muncie, USA

[@hermankoerts8185]

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.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

They got EMD on their builders plates

[@brianburns7211]

@@DOCTORDROTT GM still owned EMD at the time these were built. I was at an open house at La Grange when living nearby.

[@davidbushell960]

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!.

[@DOCTORDROTT]

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 !

[@ews747]

Like your videos on the class 66s very interesting any chance of doing the same with the class 60s and the class 67

[@DOCTORDROTT]

hopefully soon

[@ews747]

Thank you How hard is it to become a driver for DB

[@DOCTORDROTT]

@@ews747 intensive training and takes about a year

[@ews747]

james bolem thank you for your reply Look forward to seeing more of your railway videos as I enjoy watching and are very informative

[@ews747]

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

[@ECMLTrains]

GBRF 66s best

[@DOCTORDROTT]

GBRF Newer locos , they needed work done on them before they moved off Newport docks on their first delivery, bits missing lol

[@interestingrailwaysuk5703]

The "Sheds" are 3200 horsepower, the Class 60 is 3300 horsepower.

[@class8866]

But the class 66 is designed for higher speed,in Germany for 100 km/h

[@northessextransportvideos4304]

nope 66's are 3300hp and 60's and 3100hp

[@andymath1523]

@@class8866 100 km/h ? they are 120 km/h (75 mph ) in UK

[@class8866]

@@andymath1523 in Germany restricted to 100 km/h,by order of the technical supervision board(Eisenbahn Bundesamt (EBA)), due to the poor braking performance.

[@nagymahros9140]

كلاس 66 قطار رائع

[@HSTHoward]

Built on 1998!

[@saikatghosh6978]

Mighty EMD... Similar as WDG4D

[@bjoe385]

What are the most common failures on these locos

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Electronic issues and coolant loss

[@tony2682]

Good walk around...Question Whats making that noise? no engine running...

[@737Adventures]

Tony spirax valves

[@tony2682]

@@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.

[@trainzhub]

what is that clicking sound near the engine is it cooling down or is it the brakes

[@DOCTORDROTT]

auto drain air moisture valve

[@nkpanathan]

What is the clicking noise, part of a battery circuit?

[@DOCTORDROTT]

Air auto drain valve, removes moisture from the air system .

[@ricardobarth2716]

DB ? DB isn't a German company ?

[@DOCTORDROTT]

D B is German railways, government run, deutsche bahn. Formally DB Schenker, before that EWS before that BR TLF

[@ricardobarth2716]

Got it Thank You. There is another thing I always wondered. Why the locos in UK has a two tone horn ?

[@james123212]

two tone horns are used to avoid confusion with the horns of road vehicles

[@olamarca7171]

Deutsche Bahn (German Railway).

[@formidable38]

@@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!