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[[Image:20002, East Croydon 13.12.67.jpg|thumb|right|20002 at East Croydon, [[13 December]] [[1967]]. By this time it had acquired a central headcode box and full yellow ends. It was painted green.]] |
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The [[British Rail]] '''Class 70''' was a class of three [[3rd rail]] [[Co-Co]] [[electric locomotive]]s. The initial two were built by the [[Southern Railway]] in [[1941]] and [[1945]] and were numbered CC1 and CC2. After nationalisation in [[1948]], [[British Railways]] renumbered them 20001 and 20002 respectively. BR also built a third member of the class, 20003 in [[1948]]. |
The [[British Rail]] '''Class 70''' was a class of three [[3rd rail]] [[Co-Co]] [[electric locomotive]]s. The initial two were built by the [[Southern Railway (UK)|Southern Railway]] in [[1941]] and [[1945]] and were numbered CC1 and CC2. After nationalisation in [[1948]], [[British Railways]] renumbered them 20001 and 20002 respectively. BR also built a third member of the class, 20003 in [[1948]]. |
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They overcame the problem of "gapping" on dead sections without 3rd rail by having large [[flywheel]]s and thus receivd the nickname "boosters". Although only three were built, they formed [[prototype]]s for the later [[British Rail Class 71|Class 71]]. |
They overcame the problem of "gapping" on dead sections without 3rd rail by having large [[flywheel]]s and thus receivd the nickname "boosters". Although only three were built, they formed [[prototype]]s for the later [[British Rail Class 71|Class 71]]. |
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Revision as of 11:38, 28 October 2005
The British Rail Class 70 was a class of three 3rd rail Co-Co electric locomotives. The initial two were built by the Southern Railway in 1941 and 1945 and were numbered CC1 and CC2. After nationalisation in 1948, British Railways renumbered them 20001 and 20002 respectively. BR also built a third member of the class, 20003 in 1948.
They overcame the problem of "gapping" on dead sections without 3rd rail by having large flywheels and thus receivd the nickname "boosters". Although only three were built, they formed prototypes for the later Class 71.
All three were withdrawn in 1968 and 1969 without receiving their TOPS numbers and none has survived to preservation.
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