ÖBB 1142

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ÖBB 1142
ÖBB 1142 694 with the old logo without UIC number
ÖBB 1142 694 with the old logo without UIC number
Number: 45 still in use at the ÖBB (stock on March 1, 2019), approx. 25 still ready for use
Manufacturer: SGP Graz
Year of construction (s): 1995 to 2001 (conversion from ÖBB 1042.5)
Retirement: 2002–
Axis formula : Bo'Bo '
Length over buffers: 16,220 mm
Service mass: 83.5 t
Top speed: 150 km / h
Continuous output : 3,800 kW
Starting tractive effort: 225 kN
Hourly traction: 140 kN
Driving wheel diameter: 1,250 mm
Power system : 15 kV 16.7 Hz
Train control : Sifa , Indusi / PZB 90 (31 pieces), PZB 60 (34 pieces)

The 1142 series of the ÖBB is an electric locomotive that was created by converting the 1042.5 series (from 1042.531 to 1042.707, 177 units delivered) to push-pull operation . The 1042.5 was found to be particularly suitable for the push-pull train service, which came up relatively late at the ÖBB, as these machines, some of which were built into the late 1970s, were still comparatively young and a conversion in the course of due general inspections was economically justifiable.

Technology and conversion to 1142

The ÖBB 1142 548 was the first locomotive of this new series to leave the main workshop in Linz in April 1996. The mechanical part remained unchanged and is therefore the same as the 1042.5 series; external differences can only be found on the vehicle body. Initially, the renovation to 1142 was only carried out as part of a major repair that was due. In the course of this, not only were the components for push-pull operation installed, but some visual changes were also made to the locomotive body. The headlights were replaced by new, smaller ones and the sliding handles were repositioned. Later, the console for the third tail light was no longer closed with a sheet metal disc, but completely removed. In addition, the right entry door for each driver's cab of the locomotives called up for main repair was removed and lined up for a while. The locomotives converted in this way were painted in the new Valousek design.

ÖBB 1142 621 with a push-pull train

It was only later that the conversion to 1142 was carried out as part of a partial repair. Nothing has been changed visually on the locomotives except for removing the third tail light and locking the now empty consoles. This is how the blood orange locomotives of this series were created, which still have the original, large headlights.

The electrical part was kept unchanged. The remote control box for push-pull train and multiple control are located in driver's cab 2. The data exchange between the control car and the locomotive takes place via a train bus system using an 18-pin UIC cable.

ÖBB 1142 595 with an EC in Graz Hbf

The conversion of the 1042.5 to 1142 took place in the TS plant Linz of the ÖBB.

ÖBB 1142 564

At the end of May 2001 the 1142 676 was the last locomotive of the number series 531 - 707 to be completed and put into operation. Only a year later, the first locomotives were cashed in, as large numbers of new locomotives were delivered with the ÖBB 1116 .

Side view of 1142 621: sheet metal door, small headlights, adapted handle bars

Around 2005, most of the locomotives in the number group 665 to 707, which had not received a major repair and were still in use in the original blood-orange design with the exception of 1142 691, received a partial repair with new paint in the Valousek design. However, they kept the large headlights. The only exception was 1142 682, which was not repainted despite repairs and was still in use in the original design with three decorative lines until it was shut down on June 1, 2019.

Mission history

The ÖBB 1142 was originally designed as a universal locomotive and was used for express and local trains as well as for freight trains over the years . They are also used in multiple traction with 1142 of the same type and as a leader in front of Taurus machines and 1144 , mainly on the Semmering . Due to the delivery of new locomotives and the loss of services to private railway companies, fewer and fewer ÖBB 1142 were required for freight transport.

At the turn of the millennium, it still regularly hauled long-distance trains over the Semmering, the Tauern or on inner-alpine lines (Graz - Linz / Salzburg / Innsbruck), but these missions became increasingly rare over the years. From the beginning it was especially important for local transport. Initially, only the ÖBB 1142 could be used in push-pull operation with CityShuttle cars or double-decker cars . Later, more and more ÖBB Taurus locomotives or ÖBB 1144 were also used in local traffic, but for a long time the main load was carried by the ÖBB 1142. It was only with the delivery of the ÖBB Talent and ÖBB 4744 that such services became less and less - the locomotives that became free have since become larger Damage or if a partial repair is due, mostly put down and taken out of service.

From 2013, the number of 1142 in use increased again due to the additional need for locomotives. Some ÖBB 1116 were needed for the newly created traffic in Eastern Europe. In order to be able to satisfy the lack of locomotives in Germany, some of the 1142 series locomotives that had already been parked were repaired or repaired and brought back to the operating state. By 2015, the number of operational machines increased again to 65. Since then, the locomotives have been parked again in the event of major damage or when a partial repair is due and subsequently used as spare parts donors and ultimately sold. In June 2019, the last two locomotives in blood orange paint (564 and 682) were parked. Other locomotives are parked in Vienna Westbf, Vienna Matzleinsdorf, Linz, Wels and Selzthal because of major damage or when a partial repair is due. Another locomotive is used in the HW Simmering as a preheating locomotive for Railjet sets.

In November 2019, the locomotives of the series can still be found in the Vienna, Linz and Graz area. The use in passenger traffic has been significantly reduced, there are still some regional / S-Bahn trains in Upper Austria, some REX trains on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn in Lower Austria and some machines in inner-Austrian IC traffic.

Current

Due to the steadily increasing number of Cityjet sets, the ÖBB 1142 is being displaced more and more from local passenger transport. The main area of ​​application is currently in local transport in the greater Linz area with CityShuttle push-pull trains and occasionally on the Westbahn between Wien Westbf and St. Pölten Hbf (via Neulengbach), on the Franz-Josefs-Bahn with Dosto push-pull trains and in the Graz area. With freight trains, the locomotives can still be found in Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia and occasionally in Salzburg and Burgenland (Eastern Railway).

In March 2020, a further six locomotives were parked due to the Corona crisis and the resulting decline in traffic. Of the remaining locomotives, which in principle would still be operational, only between five and ten units are currently required per day.

Accidents

Villach, Carinthia - Freight train drives onto occupied track
On November 16, 2001 there was a collision between two freight trains in Villach's Westbahnhof: a locomotive driver was seriously injured. The cause of the accident was the arrival of a train on an occupied track. The ÖBB 1142 695 was so badly damaged that it was scrapped on the spot.
Wampersdorf, Lower Austria - Brake failure of a freight train
On February 26, 2002 , on the Pottendorfer line in Wampersdorf, a 28-car freight train Sopron - Ebenfurth - Vienna Zvbf , hauled by ÖBB 1142 685, collided with a Rollende Landstrasse (RoLa) loaded with 21 trucks . The RoLa escort couchette was completely destroyed. Of the 21 truck drivers, 6 were killed and 15 injured, some seriously. The cause of the accident was a brake failure. Already on the journey from Sopron to Ebenfurth, the train showed a poor braking effect because the last two cars were not connected to the air brakes . Because the brake test was not carried out correctly in Ebenfurth after the change of direction , the closed brake valve from the second to the third car was not noticed. The 1142 685 was repaired after the accident and even kept its blood-orange dress. One of the two fronts, which was particularly badly affected, was built with small spotlights, while the second side retained the original appearance with the large spotlights. So this locomotive has two different fronts. The 1142 685 is still on the road with this look, but it now has the newer Valousek design.

Whereabouts

Styria Railway

Since autumn 2018, the StB TL has owned the locomotives 1142 562 and 578, which were previously in use at ESG, and uses them in Austrian domestic traffic as well as in cross-border traffic to Germany. In the summer of 2019, STB also bought the 1142 613, 623 and 628 that had been parked by ÖBB for a long time. While the former is already on the road in the STB scheme, 623 is currently being refurbished in the main workshop in Linz, while 628 is on a factory site in Retznei in southern Styria.

Grampetcargo Austria

The Austrian subsidiary of the Romanian transport company has acquired the ex ÖBB 1142 630 and 696 and had it processed in Romania. There the locomotives have also been repainted in light blue / light gray. The locomotives have mainly been in use in eastern Austria since mid-2018. 1142 642 and 656 have also been in use for Grampetcargo since March 2020, after they were refurbished in Romania and put back into operation in Straßhof.

ProLok

The locomotives 1142 617, 671 and 679 were acquired by the ÖBB, the 1142 579 and 635 were bought by a German private railway and returned to Austria. The two are still wearing the orange color dress. The blood orange 1142 679 serves as a spare part dispenser, the other four locomotives are rare, but can be seen in action.

Hector Rail 142

The Swedish railway company Hector Rail bought a total of twelve of these locomotives around 2006. The series designation in Sweden is 142 . These are the locomotives 1142.661, 645, 660 (142.001–003), 1142.551, 558, 563, 588, 629, 650 (142.104–108, 110) and 1142.605, 657 and 590 (142.209, 211 and 212). 142,107 suffered fire damage on June 23, 2011.

Germany

The railway service provider ESG from Bietigheim-Bissingen had two machines (562 and 578), as did the special train provider Centralbahn AG ((1042) 520 and 704) and the locomotive rental company northrail (579 and 635). Northrail sold the latter back to ProLok in Austria at the beginning of 2018. Rail transport company Stuttgart has been using the 654 for its own special trains since June 2014. In addition, private companies have bought some class 1142 locomotives, which are now used in special train services.

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literature

Web links

Commons : ÖBB 1142  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Taurus100: 1142 695. (No longer available online.) In: Das Digitale Eisenbahn-Fotoarchiv. August 2, 2003, archived from the original on May 18, 2015 ; accessed on May 1, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / schienenfahrzeuge.netshadow.net
  2. ^ Alfred Horn: The collision in Wampersdorf . In: Railway Austria . No. 4/2002 . Minirex, ISSN  1421-2900 , p. 173 .
  3. Press release of the Steiermarkbahn, published by Styria-Mobile
  4. http://www.grampetcargo.at/unsere-1142er-lokomotiven/
  5. ^ Hector Rail AB. HCTOR 142. In: svenska-lok.se. Retrieved February 11, 2017 (Swedish).
  6. Hector Rail class 142. (PDF) hectorrail.com, accessed on February 11, 2017 (English).