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Since its introduction the class has been successful and has been sold to British and other European railway companies. After reviewing the existing privately commissioned Class 59, which was more powerful, highly reliable and with lower operating costs, EWS approached its builder Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), then a division of General Motors. EMD offered their JT42CWR model, which had the same loading gauge-passing bodyshell as the Class 59. The engine and traction motors were different models to enable higher speeds, and the Class 66s incorporated General Motors' version of a \"self-steering bogie\" (\"radial truck\", in American usage), designed to reduce track wear and increase adhesion on curves. Placing what was termed as \"the biggest British loco order since steam days\", EWS placed an order for 250 units in May 1996 to be built at the EMD plant in London, Ontario, Canada at a cost of £375 million. 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