British Rail Class 70 (diesel)

Specifications
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 in)
Height	3.917 m (12 ft 10.2 in)
Loco weight	129 t (127 long tons; 142 short tons) (empty); 135 t (133 long tons; 149 short tons) (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
MU working	AAR system; (59, 66, 67, 68 008-015, 69, 70, and 73/9)
Train heating	None

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Electric
Model	PH37ACmi
Build date	2008–2017
Total produced	37

British Rail Class 70
British Rail Class 70
	A Freightliner Class 70 at the Port of Felixstowe in June 2012
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Electric
Model	PH37ACmi
Build date	2008–2017
Total produced	37
Configuration:;
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 in)
Height	3.917 m (12 ft 10.2 in)
Loco weight	129 t (127 long tons; 142 short tons) (empty); 135 t (133 long tons; 149 short tons) (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
MU working	AAR system; (59, 66, 67, 68 008-015, 69, 70, and 73/9)
Train heating	None
Maximum speed
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)
Operators
Career
Operators	Freightliner; Colas Rail
Numbers	70001-70020; 70801-70817;

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.

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