Revolution and Trains4U announce new Class 66

Revolution Trains is teaming up with retailer Trains4U of Peterborough to produce a twin pack containing a pair of N gauge Class 66 locomotives carrying GBRf’s military-themed liveries.

The models, 66723 Chinook and 66775 HMS Argyll will be sold in a packaged twin-set priced at £325.00 for DC silent models, and all sales will include a donation to The Royal

Air Force Association (RAFA) and The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC.)

Expected to be delivered during the second half of next year, the models feature the ESU E24 Nano decoder interface, allowing for fully authentic sound features, and although sold as DC Silent models, all include a factory-fitted speaker, allowing for a plug-and-play sound upgrade.

About the prototype

66723 Chinook was named in 2008 while in First colours, then received a stylish GBRf reworking in 2017. It now carries a nameplate featuring the crests of the three squadrons flying the heavy-lift helicopter, plus a large bodyside silhouette, along with other embellishments.

66775 HMS Argyll was named in a ceremony at Devonport in 2017 and carries the ship’s crest adjacent to the driver’s cab at the No1 end on each side, and has the ship’s number F231 on the side.

66723 was one of GBRf’s first batch of Tier 1 (low emission) locomotives, incorporating ‘bug-eye’ lights, while 66775 was among the very last Class 66s built at EMD’s plant in Muncie, Indiana, and has revised front-end contouring and lights. The models will accurately depict these variations.