DRG Class E 94 explained

DRG Class E94
DB Class 194
DR Class 254
ÖBB Class 1020
Powertype:Electric
Builder:AEG, BBC, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, Krupp, SSW, Elin, Lofag
Builddate:1940–1956
Totalproduction:231
Uicclass:Co′Co′
Length:186001NaN1
Axleload:20t
Locoweight:118.5t
Maxspeed:100km/h
Poweroutput:3303kW
Tractiveeffort:Continuous: 178kN,
Starting: 370kN
Deliverydate:1940
Electricsystem: Catenary
Collectionmethod:Pantograph

The DRG Class E94 is an electric heavy freight locomotive built for Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1940, with the bulk of deliveries taking place in that year. It was a major evolution of the DRG Class E 93. Railway aficionados still call the type "Grünes Krokodil" (Green Crocodile) because of the resemblance to the Swiss locomotive nicknamed "Crocodile".

Production

After World War II, new units were ordered and delivered as late as 1957.

Transfers to ÖBB

After the war, 44 units were placed under the authority of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). In 1952, the ÖBB ordered three complementary locos. In 1954, they were classified as class 1020.