E 94
202 units of the heavy freight locomotive E 94 were
built between 1940 and 1956 in Germany and Austria.
This engine, known as the “German Crocodile”, is a
3-part articulated engine with a central bridge frame
riding between two trucks which are in turn rigidly
mounted to the end parts of the locomotive body.
The prototype of the model, no. 194 112-9, was
placed into service on November 4, 1943 and was
stationed in Augsburg until 1974. Late it was trans-
ferred to Freilassing. The E 94 has a top speed
of 90 – 100 km/h (56 – 62 m.p.h.) and a starting out-
put of 4,670 kw.
In the 1960’s the cab roofs were extended out
in front of the cab ends to act as a shade against
sunlight. In the 1960s roofs on those locomotives
belonging to the German Federal Railroad (DB) were
extended out in front of the cabs to protect the loco-
motive engineer’s eyes from the sunlight. The DB
designated their units as class 194 starting in 1968.
The German State Railroad’s (DR) locomotives have
been designated as class 254 since 1970. A parti-
cular feature of these units is their red truck frames.
The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) designate their
units as the class 1020. They differ from the German
locomotives in changes to the hoods and ends as
well as a different color scheme (dark green or light
orange.
The last locomotive retired from service on the
German Federal Railroad was the unit with road
number 194 158-2, which narrowly escaped the
cutting torch and was restored to operational condi-
tion by the group “Arbeitsgemeinschaft historische
Eisenbahnfahrzeuge e.V.” This locomotive is now
available again for excursion runs.
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