7500023 Track HO, Electric locomotive 1042.645, ÖBB, DC, IV.

Track HO, Electric locomotive 1042.645, ÖBB, DC, IV.

Electric locomotive 1042.645 of the Austrian Federal Railways.

■ Variant with curved corner windows

■ Paint in blood orange and ivory-colored roof

■ Switchable head/tail light with DIP switch

■ With etched sign set included

■ Suitable for the car sets item

no 257 machines built. From 1966 onwards, more powerful engines were installed to achieve a top speed of 150 km/h. These locomotives were given the series designation 1042.5. By installing a resistance brake, they received characteristic roof structures and single-arm pantographs that were reversed compared to the previously delivered locomotives. They were used in front of all types of trains, but mostly in front of fast passenger and freight trains, including cross-border trains to Germany.

The 1042.645 was assembled at Simmering-Graz-Pauker in Graz under the factory number 71120, while Siemens was in charge of the electrical part. After delivery in March 1975, she was based in the south of Vienna.

NEM 362 shaft without KK kinematics. 3 headlights / 3 tail lights, depending on the direction of travel.

Dimensions, length over buffers 186 mm.