Electric locomotive class 1042 of the Austrian Federal
Railways.
* Variant with curved corner windows
* Frame and running gear in umbra grey livery
* The headlights can be completely or partially switched off with a
DIP switch
257 mixed-traffic electric locomotives of the class 1042 were built
from 1963 on. From 1966 stronger motors were installed to reach a
top speed of 150 km/h. These locomotives were given the designation
1042.5. They were used in front of all types of trains, but mostly
in front of fast passenger carriages and goods trains. They also
played an important role in the German cross-border traffic. Over
time, the appearance of the locomotives changed. Thus, from the
mid-1980s, in the course of major repairs the frame and the running
gear were painted umbra grey.
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