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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

    Photo: John J Cordrey

    Number Altnumber Name Status Exported Note Livery Depot Pool Owner In Service
    70001 Powerhaul FLP LD DFGI AK 11/2009
    70002 FLP CB DFGI AK 11/2009
    70003 FLP LD DFGI AK 12/2009
    70004 The Coal Industry Society FLP LD DFGI AK 12/2009
    70005 FLP LD DFGI AK 12/2009
    70006 FLP LD DFGI AK 12/2009
    70007 FLP LD DFGI AK
    70008 Freightliner 60th Anniversary livery FLP LD DFGI AK 01/2011
    70009 FLP CF COLO AK 01/2011
    70010 FLP LD DFGI AK 01/2011
    70011 FLP LD DFGI AK 01/2011
    70012 E Export Dropped while being unloaded at Newport docks 05/01/2011. Returned to USA 28/06/2011 - Now used as GE test bed loco. FLP N/A
    70013 S FLP LD DHLT AK 12/2011
    70014 FLP LD DFGI AK 12/2011
    70015 S FLP LD DHLT AK 12/2011
    70016 FLP LD DFGI AK 12/2011
    70017 FLP LD DFGI AK 01/2012
    70018 S FLP LD DHLT AK
    70019 S FLP LD DHLT AK 02/2012
    70020 FLO LD DFGI AK 02/2012
    70801 70099   DE 37001   37001   Ex-demonstrator for Turkish Railways. Imported in 2012 as no. 70099 and renumbered 70801 in 2013. COL RU COLO LNC
    70802 COL RU COLO LNC 01/2014
    70803 COL RU COLO LNC 01/2014
    70804 COL RU COLO LNC 01/2014
    70805 COL RU COLO LNC
    70806 COL RU COLO LNC
    70807 COL RU COLO LNC
    70808 COL NM COLO LNC
    70809 COL RU COLO LNC
    70810 COL RU COLO LNC
    70811 COL WY COLO BEA
    70812 COL RU COLO BEA
    70813 COL RU COLO BEA
    70814 on loan to GBRf COL RU COLO BEA
    70815 COL RU COLO BEA
    70816 COL RU COLO BEA
    70817 COL RU COLO BEA