The DRG Class E94 is an electric heavy freight locomotive built for Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1940, with the bulk of deliveries taking place in that year. It was a major evolution of the

DRG Class E 93 The DRG Class E93 is an electric heavy freight locomotive built by AEG for Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1933. Its development was triggered by the electrification of the Geislinger Steige, a steep grade of the mainline railroad between Stuttgart and Ul ...

. Railway aficionados still call the type "Grünes Krokodil" (Green Crocodile) because of the resemblance to the Swiss locomotive nicknamed "Crocodile".

Production

After World War II, new units were ordered and delivered as late as 1957.

Transfers to ÖBB

After the war, 44 units were placed under the authority of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). In 1952, the ÖBB ordered three complementary locos. In 1954, they were classified as class 1020. Electric locomotives of Germany 15 kV AC locomotives E94 Co′Co′ locomotives AEG locomotives Brown, Boveri & Cie locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1940 Standard gauge locomotives of Germany {{Europe-rail-transport-stub Mixed traffic locomotives Co′Co′ electric locomotives of Europe