Austrian Electric 1822 002-0 at Fortezza with R4600.

1822 002-0 at Fortezza.

The ÖBB Class 1822 are classified in the heavy goods category but the 5 member class primarily work the Innsbruck- Lienz corridor trains via Italy. They were built in 1993 and run on the ÖBB system at 15 kV AC and the Italian 3 kV DC via Brenner & Fortezza. These locomotives ride on 4 wheel trucks and are rated at 4400 kW, 5900 hp with a top speed of 140 km/h., 87 mph.
This loco was built by Simmering-Graz-Pauker in Graz (builder's number 80511) with electrical equipment from Siemens and entered service in May 1996.

1822 002-0 waits at Fortezza in Italy with Innsbruck bound train R4600 from Lienz on Friday, September 27th, 2002. Photographed from the southbound EC81.

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