ÖBB Class 1042

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 The remaining Class 1042 units have since been withdrawn from service.

ÖBB Class 1042
1042 029-7 with a goods train at Michelhausen.
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
Builder
Build date1963–1977
Total produced257
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo′Bo′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length16,220 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/s15 kV 16.7 Hz AC Overhead
Current pickup(s)Pantograph
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 effort260 kN (58,450 lbf)
Career
OperatorsÖBB, Hector Rail
Numbers
  • 1042.001–060
  • 1042.501–520
  • 1042.531–707 (Class 1142)
LocaleAustria, Sweden

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.

Operations in Sweden

Hector Rail purchased twelve Class 1142 locomotives from ÖBB in 2005–2006. The Hector Rail locomotives were reclassified as "Class 142" and its performance is comparable with that of the SJ Rc locomotives.[1]

See also

References
  1. http://www.jarnvag.net/lokguide/142
  • 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.
This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as of November 2013.


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