Class 1042/1142
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The ÖBB Class 1042 electrics were first introduced in 1963 with a total of 257 being built by 1977. Class 1142 consists of push-pull fitted locos. For many years they were the standard Austrian electric loco and could be seen on passengers and freights all over the system.
The introduction of the Class 1042 coincided with the electrification of much of the Austrian system after the end of the Second World War. They were typical mixed-traffic Bo-Bos of the period, with tapchanger control and AC traction motors, capable of producing 3260kW/4370HP, with a maximum speed of 130km/h or 81MPH and a weight of around 83 tonnes. Later locos had a slightly higher power output and maximum speed. They were built at Floridsdorf, later SGP, with electrical equipment from ELIN, BBC and Siemens. From the mid 1970s new Class 1044 started to oust the 1042s from their most prestigious duties but there was still sufficient front line work for the Class until the introduction of the Taurus around the turn of the century. By then the 1042s were being fitted with push-pull equipment and reclassified to Class 1142. Over 170 locos were so equipped between 1995 and 2001, enabling them to take over regional passenger services from older classes. All the unconverted locos had been scrapped or sold by 2012.

A few 1142s continue to work regional passengers and some freight to the present day, although numbers are much reduced with many locos being withdrawn as their duties were taken over by EMUs or Class 1144s.

A handful of 1042s still exist in private ownership or preservation, along with a larger number of 1142s still in use with independent freight operators in Austria, Germany and Sweden.
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