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 E94 DB Class 194 DR Class 254 ÖBB Class 1020
DRG Class E 94
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder AEG, BBC, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, Krupp, SSW, Elin, Lofag Build date 1940–1956 Total produced 231
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Length 18,600 mm (61 ft 0.3 in) Axle load 20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons) Loco weight 118.5 t (116.6 long tons; 130.6 short tons) Electric system/s 15 kV  ​16 ^2⁄3 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Power output 3,303 kW (4,429 hp) Tractive effort Continuous: 178 kN (40,000 lbf), Starting: 370 kN (83,000 lbf)
Career Delivered 1940

Production

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.