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New Dapol ‘N’ gauge Class 66

CLASS 66s are back in the news – again – and this time in ‘N’ gauge. Dapol has announced a ‘next generation diesel’ of the Class 66, completely reworked from rails to the exhaust and equipped with a completely new chassis to replace its original model. It is intended to make the model compatible with digital sound as part of the redesigned electronics.

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