The DRG Class E94 is an electric heavy freight locomotive built for

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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".

Production

After

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, 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

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(ÖBB). In 1952, the ÖBB ordered three complementary locos. In 1954, they were classified as class 1020. Electric locomotives of Germany 15 kV AC locomotives E94 Co′Co′ locomotives AEG locomotives Brown, Boveri & Cie locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1940 Standard gauge locomotives of Germany {{Europe-rail-transport-stub Mixed traffic locomotives Co′Co′ electric locomotives of Europe