Class 66 - GBRF BR Green 'Evening Star' - 66779 Locomotive Class_Class 55 (Deltic) going straight into action on

going straight into action on the Cumbrian Coast loco-hauled services between Preston

etched footsteps

Headlights : Yes

359 came from an earlier batch of ten locomotives built at Stratford in 1892 and was rebuilt in 1904 into the R24r Class

Class 66 - GBRF BR Green 'Evening Star' - 66779 Locomotive Class_Class 55 (Deltic) going straight into action onDrawing the production line to a close after 18 years and many hundreds of locomotives was 66779. This locomotive was specially finished in British Railways lined green it was to be named Evening Star. The loco also carried commemorative bells above the cab windows and a plaque denoting its significance in the Class 66 story. Its appearance reflected that of BR class 9F 92220, Evening Star which famously brought the curtain down for steam production