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: On 27 February 2016, locomotive 70803 collided with an engineers train at Ivybridge, Devon and was derailed. On 30 October 2016, locomotive 70804 ran away and was derailed at Toton Sidings in Nottinghamshire. On 28 January 2020, a container train hauled by 70001 was derailed at Eastleigh, Hampshire. The derailment was caused by a defect which allowed the track to spread underneath the train. Fleet list
Status of locomotives is correct as of July 2020. Number
Name
Livery
Operator
Status
Notes
70001
Powerhaul
Freightliner Powerhaul
Freightliner
Operational

70002


70003


70004
The Coal Industry Society

70005


70006


70007


70008


70009


70010


70011


70012

Withdrawn
Dropped during unloading in Newport Docks. Returned to the USA and has since been repaired as a GE test bed. 70013

Operational

70014


70015


70016


70017


70018


70019


70020


70801

Colas Rail Freight
Colas Rail
Operational
Renumbered from Turkish demonstrator 70099, previously DE 37 001
70802


70803


70804


70805


70806


70807


70808


70809


70810


70811


70812


70813


70814


70815


70816


70817


See also
GE CM20EMP, Indonesian twin-cab GE locomotive
Notes
^ Full mass is 135t, as displayed on the locomotives information plate. ^ The relevant standard at the time of introduction being EN 15227. References
^ "Freightliner Group Orders 30 Locomotives from GE - Transportation for UK Market" (Press release).