PCA Bulk Cement - Rugby Cement - Pack 5 Class 66 Ruston 412427 was built new

Ruston 412427 was built new for Bowaters Packaging Ltd

In 2009 the locomotive was acquired by Beacon Rail Leasing and transferred to Heavy Haul Power International (HHPI) where it was repainted

EWS Livery

which it swapped for the revised darker blue variant in December 1989 courtesy of Laira depot

sporting a Carnival Red and Flint Grey Railfreight livery

PCA Bulk Cement - Rugby Cement - Pack 5 Class 66 Ruston 412427 was built newBuilt by CFMF of France for wagon leasing company STS (later VTG), the 50 PCA bulk cement wagons of the PC017B design diagram began entering service in 1982. A further batch of 15 wagons was manufactured in 1985 by another French firm, Fauvet Girel, and assigned the PC017C design code. Companies such as Blue Circle and Rugby Cement have leased these vehicles during their time in traffic.