Austrian Railways Photos
Class 1142 Electric Locomotive
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Austrian Railways PhotosClass 1142 Electric Locomotive |
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ÖBB Class 1142 were modified from class 1042 from 1995 onwards by the
fitting of push-pull equipment, and raising the top speed. These are Bo-Bo locomotives rated at
4000 kW, 5360 hp and have a top speed of 150 km/h, 93 mph. They weigh 82.5 metric
tonnes. This loco was built by Simmering-Graz-Pauker in Floridsdorf
(builder's number 18374) with electrical equipment from Siemens. It
entered service in May 1969 numbered 1042.533 and in December 1996 it was
rebuilt to class 1142. 1142 533-7 in platform 1 at Salzburg Hauptbahnhof awaits its 13:39 departure time with train E1745 to Linz on Tuesday September 24th, 2002. |
Michael Taylor
