ÖBB Class 2070

Austrian locomotive class

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)^[2]Wheel diameter1,000 mm (39.37 in)/920 mm (36.22 in)
(new/worn)^[2]Minimum curve80 m (262 ft)^[2]Wheelbasebogie centre distance 6.700 m (21 ft 11.8 in)^[1]
axle distance 2.400 m (94.49 in)^[1]Length14.130 m (46 ft 4.3 in)^[2]Width3.080 m (10 ft 1.26 in)^[2]Height4.050 m (13 ft 3.45 in)^[2]Loco weight72 t (71 long tons; 79 short tons)^[2]Fuel type3,000 L (660 imp gal; 790 US gal)^[2]Prime moverCAT 3412 DITA^[2]TransmissionL3r4zseU2^[1]

Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	738 kW (990 hp)^[2] 500 kW (670 hp) (at rails)^[2]
Tractive effort	starting 233 kN (52,000 lb_f) (μ=0.3)^[2]

Career
Operators	ÖBB^[2] also industrial use
Nicknames	Hector

The ÖBB 2070 is a class of 90 shunting and light multipurpose four axle B'B' Diesel-hydraulic locomotive built for the Austrian Federal Railways by Vossloh at the MaK locomotive plant in Kiel, 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[2]

Industrial use

6 locomotives were produced and leased by Vossloh to other companies; primarily industrial clients including BASF, BP, Chemion Logistik GmbH (formerly part of Bayer), Ruhr Oel and Thyssen Krupp,^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] two of the locomotives were eventually sold to Lenzing AG in 2005 and 2008.^[9]^[10]

Miniature models

Versions of the locomotives have been produced by Jagerndorfer, Liliput and Märklin/Trix in HO scale, and by Minitrix in N scale.^[11]^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Vossloh – G 800 BB , www.loks-aus-kiel.de
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Diesellok 2070 www.oebb-produktion.at
^ Die neue Baureihe 2070 "Hector" der ÖBB Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine , April 2001 , Michael Mrugalla , NEF-EXPRESS , No.104 , online version via www.nef-online.de
^ Annual Report 2007 , pp. 41, 181 , Austrian Federal Railways , www.oebb.at
^ Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001318 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de
^ Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001319 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de
^ Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001320 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de
^ Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001321 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de
^ ^a ^b Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001149 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de
^ ^a ^b Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001148 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de
^ ÖBB-Reihe 2070: Die Modelle , MBW , 5/2003 , pp. 37-41 , via www.carinzia.net
^ ÖBB-Modellbahnübersicht – Dieselloks Stand , p. 7 , www.modellbahninfo.org

Literature

C. Müller (2000), "ÖBB modernisieren ihren Lokpark weiter : Neue diesellokomotiven für Österreich", Der Eisenbahningenieur (in German), 51 (8), Eurailpress: 38–9, ISSN 0013-2810
Модернизация локомотивного парка Федеральных железных дорог Австрии, Железные дороги мира (in Russian) (2), 2002, archived from the original on 29 April 2007, retrieved 28 March 2012

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to ÖBB 2070.

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

Rolling stock of Austria

Locomotives

Diesel	ÖBB Class 2016 ÖBB Class 2043 ÖBB Class 2048 ÖBB Class 2070 ÖBB Class 2143
Electric	ÖBB Class 1014 ÖBB Class 1016 (Taurus) ÖBB Class 1018 ÖBB Class 1042 ÖBB Class 1043 ÖBB Class 1044 ÖBB Class 1089 (crocodile) ÖBB Class 1116 (Taurus) ÖBB Class 1144 ÖBB Class 1189 (crocodile) ÖBB Class 1216 (Taurus)

High speed trains

Multiple units

Diesel	ÖBB Class 5022 ÖBB Class 5047
Electric	ÖBB Class 4011 ÖBB Class 4020 ÖBB Class 4023 (Talent) ÖBB Class 4024 (Talent) ÖBB Class 4030 ÖBB Class 4124 (Talent) ÖBB Class 4758 (Talent 3)

See also: Category:Rolling stock of Austria; ÖBB rolling stock; Rail transport in Austria

MaK/VSFT/Vossloh Kiel locomotives

1st generation
1954–1967

240 B
240 C
400C
450 C
600 D
650 D
800 D
850 D
1000 D
1200 D

2nd generation
1965–1978

G 320 B
G 500 C
G 700 C
G 850 BB
G 1100 BB

3rd generation
1977–2016

Light shunters	G 321 B G 322 G 761 C G 762 C G 763 C G 764 C G 765 DE 501 DE 502
Heavy shunters/Light locomotives	G 1201 BB G 1202 BB G 1203 BB G 1204 BB G 1205 G 1206/G 1206-2 DE 1002 DE 1003 DE 1004

4th generation
2001–2016

Light shunters	G 400 B
Heavy shunters/Light locomotives	G 800 BB G 1000 BB G 1700 BB
Line locomotives	G 2000 BB

5th generation
2008–present

Light shunters	G 6
Heavy shunters/Light locomotives	G 12 DE 12 G 18 DE 18

6th generation
2022–present

Modula

Export builds

and

locomotives

Experimental locomotives and rebuilts

Locomotive types in italics are in production. G-type locomotives have diesel-hydraulic transmissions, DE-type locomotives have diesel-electric transmissions.