Class 66 - GBRF BR Green 'Evening Star' - 66779 Livery_BR Blue (Privatisation) Iarnród Éireann Logo and branding

Iarnród Éireann Logo and branding

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It had barely settled in north of the border when it received the call to Crewe Works in the October for refurbishment as one of the Welsh-based Class 37/4s

the Chaldrons having been in continuous use since the mid-19th century

it lost its Hercules name in order to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the composer Sir Edward Elgar – who had no connection with Brunel’s famous railway

Class 66 - GBRF BR Green 'Evening Star' - 66779 Livery_BR Blue (Privatisation) Iarnród Éireann Logo and brandingDrawing 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