ÖBB Class 1042

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeLength16,220 mm (53 ft 2+5⁄8 in)Loco weight

1042.0:
83.9 tonnes
(82.57 long tons; 92.48 short tons)
1042.5:
82.5 tonnes
(81.20 long tons; 90.94 short tons)

Electric system/s15 kV OverheadCurrent 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 effort	260 kN (58,450 lbf)

Career
Operators	ÖBB, Hector Rail
Numbers	1042.001–060 1042.501–520 1042.531–707 (Class 1142)
Locale	Austria, Sweden

The ÖBB Class 1042 was a class of electric locomotives operated by ÖBB in Austria. 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 The remaining Class 1042 units have since been withdrawn from service.^[1]

The four-axle locomotives were assembled from 1963 onwards by Simmering-Graz-Pauker at Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf.^[1] After the progressive electrification of the Austrian railway network in the 1950s, ÖBB required powerful new 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). A total of 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.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Austrian Class 1142 fading away". The Railway Magazine. No. 1402. January 2018. p. 90.
^ "Lokguide - Ellok 142". järnväg.net.

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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