Roco 70291 H0 Electric locomotive 1046 009-5 ÃBB
Electric locomotive 1046 009 of the Austrian Federal Railways.In order to counter the increasing demand in fast-moving city traffic and the associated capacity bottlenecks, the Austrian Federal Railways ordered the baggage railcars of the 4061 series from the Wiener Lokomotivfabrik and the ABES group of companies (Verbund of AEG, Elin and Siemens-Schuckert Wien). In two series, a total of 25 1,600 kW units were ordered. Since the luggage compartment did not prove to be fit for business during day-to-day operation, baggage was rarely transported in 4061. This was one reason why the OeBB decided to classify the existing railcar as an electric locomotive. The new series designation 1046 applied as of May 30, 1976.The 1046 009 was the only locomotive with old building block in the Valousek design.This text is machine translated.