NCB North East - VF5300 - 59 Bauxite Colas Rail Freight leased 5

Colas Rail Freight leased 5 class 66 locomotives following the collapse of Advenza freight (numbered 66841 to 66845)

Steam on the LT system lasted until 1971

Our model represents a “standard” Austerity

as well as end plates

NCB North East - VF5300 - 59 Bauxite Colas Rail Freight leased 5This Austerity was another wartime product, this time from the Vulcan foundry, Newton le Willows. It was completed in 1945 and allocated the WD number 75310. Following war dept service, the locomotive was purchased by the NCB and allocated to number 6 area, North West Durham. Particular to this area is the cut back cabs on all locomotives for working the restricted clearance of the tunnel on the entrance to Lambton coal drops at the port of