Title: British Rail Class 70 (diesel) - Wikipedia
Headings: British Rail Class 70 (diesel)
British Rail Class 70 (diesel)
Contents
Background and specification
Operations
Freightliner
Turkish demonstrator
Colas Rail
Accidents and incidents
Fleet list
See also
Notes
References
External links

Content: British Rail Class 70 (diesel) - Wikipedia
British Rail Class 70 (diesel)
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Class of diesel electric locomotives
This article is about the 2010s diesel locomotive. For the prototype electric locomotive produced by the Southern Railway in the 1940s, see British Rail Class 70 (electric). British Rail Class 70
Freightliner 70017 working a container train out of the Port of Felixstowe in June 2012
Type and origin
Power type
Diesel-electric
Builder
General Electric
Model
PH37ACmi
Build date
2008–2017
Total produced
37
Specifications
Configuration: ​
• UIC
Co'Co'
• Commonwealth
Co-Co
Gauge
4 ft 8
+
1⁄2 in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge
Wheel diameter
1,067 mm (42.0 in)
Length
21.710 m (71 ft 2.7 in)
Width
2.642 m (8 ft 8.0 in)
Height
3.917 m (12 ft 10.2 in)
Loco weight
129 t (127 long tons; 142 short tons) (empty) (135t full)
Fuel capacity
6,000 l (1,300 imp gal; 1,600 US gal)
Prime mover
GE PowerHaul P616
Alternator
GE GTA series
Traction motors
GE 5GEB30 axle hung
Train heating
None
Performance figures
Maximum speed
75 mph (121 km/h)
Power output
Engine: 2,750 kW (3,690 bhp)
Tractive effort
534 kN (120,000 lbf) ( starting)
Career
Operators
Freightliner
Colas Rail
Numbers
70001-70020
70801-70817
The British Rail Class 70 is a six-axle Co-Co mainline freight GE PowerHaul locomotive series manufactured by General Electric in Erie, Pennsylvania. They are operated in the United Kingdom by Freightliner and Colas Rail . Contents
1 Background and specification
2 Operations
2.1 Freightliner
2.2 Turkish demonstrator
2.3 Colas Rail
3 Accidents and incidents
4 Fleet list
5 See also
6 Notes
7 References
8 External links
Background and specification
Main article: GE PowerHaul
In November 2007, Freightliner announced Project Genesis (unrelated to GE's Genesis series built for Amtrak ), a procurement plan for 30 freight locomotives from General Electric (GE).