Electric locomotive class 254 of the railway company of the German
Democratic Republic (Deutsche Reichsbahn).
■ With metal handle rails and handrails as well as many separately
attached plug-in parts
■ Typical goods train locomotive for Epoch IV
Their striking design makes the class E 94 locomotives some of the
most well-known electric locomotives in Germany. The reasonable
construction of the locomotive had also effectively proven that
with an axle hung drive the locomotive was able to reach a maximum
speed of 100 km/h. The remarkable hourly output of the E 94 was
3,240 kW and the acceleration output even 3,900 kW. The locomotive
was disrespectfully nicknamed the “Eisenschwein” (Iron pig) at the
DR after the war.
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