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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. ÖBB 2070-054 wien ostbhf 2003-08-07: Herbert Ortner· CC BY 4.0
- 2. OEBB 2070 abgestellt: Contributor· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. 2017-09-01 (214) ÖBB 2070 033-7 with freight train at Bahnhof Ybbs an der Donau: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. 2017-09-01 (215) ÖBB 2070 033-7 at Bahnhof Ybbs an der Donau: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 2017-09-07 (115) ÖBB 2070 033-3 at train station Ybbs an der Donau: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 2017-10-05 (178) ÖBB 2070 033-3 at Bahnhof St. Valentin: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. 2017-10-05 (188) ÖBB 2070 033-3 and 83 56 9308 577-0 at Bahnhof St. Valentin: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. 2018-02-22 (106) ÖBB 2070 077-0 at Bahnhof Herzogenburg, Austria: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. 2018-03-01 (800) ÖBB 2070 011-9 at Bahnhof St. Valentin: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. 2018-03-02 (203) ÖBB 2070 005-1 at Bahnhof St. Valentin: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
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.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 26 years ago, in 2000.
- 738 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.1 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2000–2004
- number built
- 90
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- builders
- Vossloh
- operators
- Austrian Federal Railways
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 738 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B'B'
- length
- 14.1 m
- weight
- 72 t
- nicknames
- Hector
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q293682, Wikipedia: ÖBB Class 2070 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.