British Rail Class 70 (diesel)
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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.
A Freightliner Class 70 at the Port of Felixstowe in June 2012
Freightliner 70001 Powerhaul
Colas Rail 70803
Freightliner Group
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Freightliner Group is a rail freight and logistics company headquartered in the United Kingdom. It is presently a majority owned subsidiary of the American holding company Genesee & Wyoming.
Original BR FGA Freightliner flats 60152-601403, preserved outside the National Railway Museum, York
47376 in original Freightliner livery. This locomotive was used to launch the company in 1995, being named Freightliner 1995.
57005 Freightliner Excellence on container train in 2002
Locomotive Class 66 No.66568 and "Heavy Haul" wagons at the Freightliner Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Leeds