The DR Class E 42 is a class of
electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuelled prime movers, such as diesel engines or gas ...
s formerly operated by the
Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany. They were later operated by
Deutsche Bahn
The (; abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany. Headquartered in the Bahntower in Berlin, it is a joint-stock company ( AG). The Federal Republic of Germany is its single shareholder.
describes itself as the se ...
, designated as Class 142.
Technical specifications
The locomotives have a
Bo-Bo
B-B and Bo-Bo are the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and British classifications of wheel arrangement for railway locomotives with four axles in two individual bogies. They are equivalent to the B′B′ and Bo′Bo′ classifications in ...
axle arrangement and a power output of .
History
A total of 292 locomotives have been built.
From 1970 onward, they were designated as ''Class 242''.
Some locomotives were acquired by Lokoop and hired out for services in Switzerland.
References
Further reading
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Electric locomotives of Germany
15 kV AC locomotives
E 42
Standard gauge locomotives of Germany
LEW locomotives