ÖBB Class 1042

ÖBB Class 1042

1042 029-7 with a goods train at Michelhausen.
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder
Build date 1963–1977
Total produced 257
Specifications
UIC class Bo′Bo′
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 16,220 mm (53 ft 3 in)
Loco weight
  • 1042.0:
  • 83.9 tonnes (185,000 lb)
  • 1042.5:
  • 82.5 tonnes (181,900 lb)
Electric system(s) 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
Current collection Overhead
Performance figures
Maximum speed
  • 1042.0:
  • 130 km/h (81 mph)
  • 1042.5:
  • 150 km/h (93 mph)
Power output
  • 1042.0:
  • 3,260 kW (4,370 hp)
  • 1042.5:
  • 3,480 kW (4,670 hp)
Tractive effort 260 kN (58,450 lbf)
Career
Operators ÖBB
Numbers
  • 1042.001–060
  • 1042.501–520
  • 1042.531–707 (Class 1142)
Locale Austria

The ÖBB Class 1042 was a class of electric locomotives operated by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). From its entry into service in the 1960s, it was an important element of the ÖBB's electrically powered operations. In the 1990s, younger members of the class were converted into Class 1142 locomotives for push–pull operation. The remaining Class 1042 units have since been withdrawn from service.

The four-axle locomotives were assembled from 1963 onwards by Simmering-Graz-Pauker at Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf. After the progressive electrification of the Austrian railway network in the 1950s, ÖBB required powerful new powerful engines for operation on the mountain railway lines such as the Semmering pass route. The Class 1042 achieved a maximum speed of 130 km/h (81 mph), later increased to 150 km/h (93 mph). 257 were built until production discontinued in 1977.

See also

References

  • Inderst, Markus; Gemeinböck, Franz (2011). Die Reihe 1042: Entwicklung, Technik und Einsatz der ersten Hochleistungs-Universallokomotive der ÖBB [The ÖBB Class 1043: Development, Technology and Deployment of the First High-Performance Universal Locomotive of the ÖBB]. KIRUBA classic 2/2011 (in German). Mittelstetten, Germany: KIRUBA Verlag. ISBN 9783981297744. 

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