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

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built for the

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at the MaK locomotive plant in

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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

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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

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, BP, ''Chemion Logistik GmbH'' (formerly part of Bayer), Ruhr Oel and

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, two of the locomotives were eventually sold to

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in 2005 and 2008.Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 1001149
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Miniature models

Versions of the locomotives have been produced by Jagerndorfer, Liliput and

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/ Trix in

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, and by

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.ÖBB-Modellbahnübersicht – Dieselloks Stand
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References

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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'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Obb Class 2070 Vossloh locomotives Austrian Federal Railways diesel locomotives Standard gauge locomotives of Austria Railway locomotives introduced in 2000 B-B locomotives