The locomotives have a
Bo-Bo axle arrangement and a power output of 2,920 kW (3,916 hp).[1]
History
A total of 292 locomotives have been built.[2] From 1970 onward, they were designated as Class 242.[3] Some locomotives were acquired by Lokoop and hired out for services in Switzerland.[4]
142 130 operated by BayernBahn
Former E 42 in Switzerland
Former E 42 operated by Westfälische Almetalbahn
References
^Goldsack, Paul, ed. (1981). Jane's World Railways 1981-82 (23rd ed.). Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. p. 268.
ISBN0 7106 0726 1.
^"Quantensprung". lok-magazin.de (in German). GeraMond Verlag.
Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^Rossberg, Ralf, ed. (2013). Deutsche Eisenbahnfahrzeuge von 1838 bis Heute [German railway vehicles from 1838 to today] (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 203.
ISBN9783642957703.
^Garratt, Colin (2000). Locomotives of the World. Lorenz Books. p. 56.
ISBN0-7548-0513-1.
Further reading
Kotzanek, Jan; Schlegel, Dietmar; Stange, Andreas (2019). Die Baureihen E 11 und E 42 (in German). EK-Verlag.
ISBN978-3-8446-6034-0.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to DR Class 242.
The locomotives have a
Bo-Bo axle arrangement and a power output of 2,920 kW (3,916 hp).[1]
History
A total of 292 locomotives have been built.[2] From 1970 onward, they were designated as Class 242.[3] Some locomotives were acquired by Lokoop and hired out for services in Switzerland.[4]
142 130 operated by BayernBahn
Former E 42 in Switzerland
Former E 42 operated by Westfälische Almetalbahn
References
^Goldsack, Paul, ed. (1981). Jane's World Railways 1981-82 (23rd ed.). Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. p. 268.
ISBN0 7106 0726 1.
^"Quantensprung". lok-magazin.de (in German). GeraMond Verlag.
Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^Rossberg, Ralf, ed. (2013). Deutsche Eisenbahnfahrzeuge von 1838 bis Heute [German railway vehicles from 1838 to today] (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 203.
ISBN9783642957703.
^Garratt, Colin (2000). Locomotives of the World. Lorenz Books. p. 56.
ISBN0-7548-0513-1.
Further reading
Kotzanek, Jan; Schlegel, Dietmar; Stange, Andreas (2019). Die Baureihen E 11 und E 42 (in German). EK-Verlag.
ISBN978-3-8446-6034-0.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to DR Class 242.