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    UK: Diesel Loco: 70

    Diesel Loco

    GE designed 'PowerHaul' freight loco

    The British Rail Class 70 is a Co-Co mainline freight GE PowerHaul locomotive series manufactured by General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They are operated in the United Kingdom by Freightliner and Colas Rail. These locomotives replaced the Class 59 as having the highest tractive effort of any Co-Co Diesel locomotive in use in the United Kingdom when they were introduced.

    Gauge 1435mm
    Builder General Electric
    Max Speed 75mph
    Introduced 2008-14
    Length 21710mm
    Width 2642mm
    Height 3917mm
    Weight 127t
    Engine GE PowerHaul P616
    Transmission Diesel Electric
    Power 2750kW
    TE 534kN
    Driving Wheel Dia 1067mm
    Wheel Arrangement Co-Co

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    Number Alt number Name Status Pool Depot Note
    70001 Powerhaul DFGI LD
    70002 DFGI CB
    70003 DFGI LD
    70004 The Coal Industry Society DFGI LD
    70005 DFGI LD
    70006 DFGI LD
    70007 DFGI LD
    70008 DFGI LD Freightliner 60th Anniversary livery
    70009 ~ COLO CF
    70010 DFGI LD
    70011 DFGI LD
    70012 E Dropped while being unloaded at Newport docks 05/01/2011. Returned to USA 28/06/2011 - Now used as GE test bed loco.
    70013 S DHLT LD
    70014 DFGI LD
    70015 S DHLT LD
    70016 DFGI LD
    70017 DFGI LD
    70018 S DHLT LD
    70019 S DHLT LD
    70020 DFGI LD
    70801 70099,DE 37001,37001 COLO RU Ex-demonstrator for Turkish Railways. Imported in 2012 as no. 70099 and renumbered 70801 in 2013.
    70802 COLO RU
    70803 COLO RU
    70804 COLO RU
    70805 COLO RU
    70806 COLO RU
    70807 COLO RU
    70808 COLO NM
    70809 COLO RU
    70810 COLO RU
    70811 COLO WY
    70812 COLO RU
    70813 COLO RU
    70814 COLO RU on loan to GBRf
    70815 COLO RU
    70816 COLO RU
    70817 COLO RU