The ÖBB 2070 is a class of 90 shunting and light multipurpose four axle B'B'
Diesel-hydraulic locomotive
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built for the
Austrian Federal Railways
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by
Vossloh
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Vossloh can trace its origins ...
at the
MaK locomotive plant in
Kiel
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, Germany.
Vossloh's type designation for the locomotive class is Vossloh G800 BB. A further 6 locomotives have been built and have been part of Vossloh locomotives leasing fleet.
ÖBB 2070
The ÖBB 2070 was ordered in November 1998 as the result of a competitive tender. Along with the
ÖBB Class 2068 built by
Jenbacher in the 1990s they were intended to replace old shunting machines on the railway. The acquisition of the locomotives was part of a plan to modernise the Austrian locomotive fleet, which included the purchase of the
ÖBB 1016 "Taurus" and
ÖBB 2016 "Hercules" locomotives in the first decade of the 21st century.
The locomotives are built to the standard MaK B'B' diesel hydraulic off-centre cab design as typified by the
MaK G1206. ÖBB's locomotives have air conditioned cabs and can be operated in multiple. Remote control operation as well as automatic shunting couplings are also a standard feature of the ÖBB locomotives.
Industrial use
6 locomotives were produced and leased by Vossloh to other companies; primarily industrial clients including
BASF
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,
BP, ''Chemion Logistik GmbH'' (formerly part of
Bayer
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),
Ruhr Oel and
Thyssen Krupp,
two of the locomotives were eventually sold to
Lenzing AG in 2005 and 2008.
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''www.loks-aus-kiel.de''
Miniature models
Versions of the locomotives have been produced by Jagerndorfer,
Liliput and
Märklin
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/
Trix in
HO scale
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The ...
, and by
Minitrix in
N scale.
ÖBB-Modellbahnübersicht – Dieselloks Stand
p. 7, ''www.modellbahninfo.org''
See also
* Vossloh G1000 BB, locomotive design of 2002 of higher power and based on the ÖBB 2070 design.
References
Literature
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External links
Lärmminderung bei Diesellokomotiven Workshop Leiser Schienenverkehr – 29 November 2001
Noise Reduction in Railways with reference to Vossloh G800 and G2000 designs, 29 November 2001, Wolfram Schwab, Vossloh Schienenfahrzeugtechnik GmbH, Cutaway diagram of G800, p. 10, via ''www.fv-leiserverker.de''
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Vossloh locomotives
Austrian Federal Railways diesel locomotives
Standard-gauge locomotives of Austria
Railway locomotives introduced in 2000
B-B locomotives
Shunting locomotives