Freightliner Project Genesis
The Class 70 is a British designation for a type of diesel locomotive made by General Electric, which calls the type PowerHaul. The first were built for Freightliner (UK) by General Electric in a country in the USA.
| British Rail Class 70 | |
| |
| Locomotive number 70001 leaves a tunnel | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | General Electric |
| Model | JS37ACi |
| Total production | 30 (plus one sent back to USA) |
| Configuration | Co-Co |
| UIC classification | Co'Co' |
| Gauge | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Track gauge/data' not found. |
| Wheel diameter | 1,067 mm |
| Length | 23.0 m (75 ft 6 in) |
| Width | 2.64 m (8 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 3.92 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Locomotive weight | 129 t (127 long tons; 142 short tons) |
| Fuel capacity | 6,000 l (1,300 imp gal; 1,600 US gal) |
| Top speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Power output | Engine: 2,750 kW (3,690 bhp) |
| Career | Freightliner |
On 10 January 2011, while being unloaded by a crane from a boat after delivery, locomotive number 70012 was dropped from about 13 feet in the air back into the boat.
Freightliner Project Genesis Media
Freightliner 70001 Powerhaul
Colas Rail's 70803 sits with an engineering train outside Taunton while the East Junction is being relaid.
