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1042 030-5 with a pair of Taurus locos

ÖBB 1042 Electric Locomotive. Class 1042 were built from 1963 until 1977.  These are Bo-Bo locomotives rated at 3260 kW, 4370 hp and have a top speed of 130 km/h, 80 mph. They weigh 84 metric tonnes, 92.6 US tons.
1042 030-5 was built by SGP Floridsdorf  with electrics by SSW in November 1964 (serial number 18260) as 1042.30.

1042 030-5 was a bonus in this shot of the Wien Ost loco depot taken from train ER2538 on Wednesday April 28th, 2004.

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