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rebmcr

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Other than the ones that came over for overhaul in the last year or two....

Thanks for the replies...thought they might have come to toton for service or overhaul

Still few and far between, because at the very least they need steps, kickplates, and other below-solebar equipment removing before they can fit along British tracks. The ones with air conditioning boxes mounted above the cabs will also not fit under some of our bridges.
 

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A couple of European 66s have visited the EMD workshop at Longport. They came over on a ferry to Hull and were then hauled on rail to the facility in Stoke for maintenance/repair. They were given temporary UK numbers for their visit. I can't remember the details but the last one was within the last year.
Captrain class 66 is the thread you should have a look at. It's about 30 odd pages back.
 
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There are three Euro Class 66's currently at EMD Longport for conversion to UK spec , all will be completed this year
 

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Going back about 10 years there were quite a number of ex British Class 66 visiting the UK for various reasons mainly to get to Toton for repairs. However others returned for the Sandite season. Two (66217 I think was one of them) even appeared at at EMD Longport. When they transferred on masse to France I still needed six of them. Since then I have travelled to Toton (3 times) Bescot and Alexandra Palace for them but 66234 still evades me.
 

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Going back about 10 years there were quite a number of ex British Class 66 visiting the UK for various reasons mainly to get to Toton for repairs. However others returned for the Sandite season. Two (66217 I think was one of them) even appeared at at EMD Longport. When they transferred on masse to France I still needed six of them. Since then I have travelled to Toton (3 times) Bescot and Alexandra Palace for them but 66234 still evades me.

Do they still come back to Toton for servicing? Thought that must happen now in mainland Europe?
 
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