ÖBB Class 2070

Career
Career
Operators	ÖBB; also industrial use
Nicknames	Hector

ÖBB 2070
Vossloh G800 BB
ÖBB 2070; Vossloh G800 BB
	μ=0.3)

The ÖBB 2070 is a class of 90 shunting and light multipurpose four axle B'B'

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.

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

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,

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

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

[k-1] Vossloh – G 800 BB , www.loks-aus-kiel.de

[o27-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Diesellok 2070 www.oebb-produktion.at

[3] 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

[4] Annual Report 2007 , pp. 41, 181 , Austrian Federal Railways , www.oebb.at

[5] Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001318 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de

[6] Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001319 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de

[7] Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001320 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de

[8] Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001321 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de

[v1-9] Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001149 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de

[v2-10] Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001148 , www.loks-aus-kiel.de

[11] ÖBB-Reihe 2070: Die Modelle , MBW , 5/2003 , pp. 37-41 , via www.carinzia.net

[12] ÖBB-Modellbahnübersicht – Dieselloks Stand , p. 7 , www.modellbahninfo.org

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