Electric locomotive 1144 092 belonging to the Austrian Federal Railways.
Modern design with high fans painted in umbra grey
With many separately attached plug-in parts, in part in using etching technology
Used to draw passenger and freight trains within Austria and into Germany
Switchable high beam and individually switchable headlight or tail light as well as driver’s cab lighting in digital mode
From 1976 to 1995, 217 examples of the class 1044 four-axle thyristor locomotives were procured by the OBB. The 5,120 kW locomotives, which could run at speeds of up to 160 km/h, shaped the modern image of the ÖBB for many years. From 2002 onwards, most 1044 locomotives were equipped with a reversing train control. This made the vehicles, now re-designated 1144, even more flexible in use.
