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British Rail Class 70
Locomotive number 70001 leaves a tunnel
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Electric Model JS37ACi Total produced 30 (plus one sent back to USA)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte Co-Co  • UIC Co'Co' Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge 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) Loco weight 129 t (127 long tons; 142 short tons) Fuel capacity 6,000 L (1,300 imp gal; 1,600 US gal)
Performance figures Top speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Power output Engine: 2,750 kW (3,690 bhp)
Career Railroad(s) Freightliner

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.

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.