DRG Class E 94

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".

DRG Class E 94 DB Class 194 DR Class 254 ÖBB Class 1020
E94 279 at Kranichstein, May 2005
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder AEG (104) Krauss-Maffei (81) Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, (4) Henschel (6), Krupp (5) Build date 1940–1956 Total produced 200
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Wheel diameter 1,250 mm (4 ft 1+1⁄4 in) Wheelbase 13,700 mm (44 ft 11+3⁄8 in) ​  • Bogie 2,450 mm (8 ft 1⁄2 in) + 2,150 mm (7 ft 5⁄8 in) = 4,600 mm (15 ft 1+1⁄8 in) Pivot centres 10,000 mm (32 ft 9+3⁄4 in) Length: ​  • Over buffers 18,600 mm (61 ft 1⁄4 in) Width 3,150 mm (10 ft 4 in) Height 4,650 mm (15 ft 3+1⁄8 in) Axle load 19.8–20.2 t (19.5–19.9 long tons; 21.8–22.3 short tons) Service weight 118.7–121.0 t (116.8–119.1 long tons; 130.8–133.4 short tons) Electric system/s 15 kV  16+2⁄3 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors nose-suspended, 6 off Safety systems Sifa
Performance figures Maximum speed 90 or 100 km/h (56 or 62 mph) Power output: ​  • 1 hour 3,300 or 4,680 kW (4,490 or 6,360 PS; 4,430 or 6,280 hp)  • Continuous 3,000 kW (4,080 PS; 4,020 hp) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 370 kN (83,000 lbf)  • Continuous 178 kN (40,000 lbf)
Career Retired DB: 1988 DR: 1991 ÖBB: 1995

Production

Deutsche Bundesbahn E 194 in 1985

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.