DR Class E 42

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	1,350 mm (4 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
Wheelbase	11,300 mm (37 ft 1 in)
Pivot centres	7,800 mm (25 ft 7 in)
Length	16,260 mm (53 ft 4+1⁄4 in) over buffers
Width	3,050 mm (10 ft 1⁄8 in)
Height:;
• Pantograph	4,530 mm (14 ft 10+3⁄8 in) (with pantograph lowered)
Axle load	20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
Loco weight	82.5 tonnes (81.2 long tons; 90.9 short tons)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC overhead catenary
Current pickup	Pantograph
Traction motors	4 off

DR Class E 42 / Class 242
DBAG Class 142
DR Class E 42 / Class 242; DBAG Class 142
	142 255 in September 2007
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	LEW Hennigsdorf
Build date	1963–1976
Total produced	292
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	1,350 mm (4 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
Wheelbase	11,300 mm (37 ft 1 in)
Pivot centres	7,800 mm (25 ft 7 in)
Length	16,260 mm (53 ft 4+1⁄4 in) over buffers
Width	3,050 mm (10 ft 1⁄8 in)
Height:;
• Pantograph	4,530 mm (14 ft 10+3⁄8 in) (with pantograph lowered)
Axle load	20 tonnes (20 long tons; 22 short tons)
Loco weight	82.5 tonnes (81.2 long tons; 90.9 short tons)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC overhead catenary
Current pickup	Pantograph
Traction motors	4 off
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Power output:;
• 1 hour	2,920 kW (3,920 hp) at 72 km/h (45 mph)
• Continuous	2,740 kW (3,670 hp) at 76 km/h (47 mph)
Tractive effort:;
• Starting	245 kN (55,000 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	Deutsche Reichsbahn; Deutsche Bahn; Various private operators;
Class	DR: E 42, later 242; DBAG: 142;
Locale	Germany, Switzerland
Withdrawn	from 1992

The DR Class E 42 is a class of electric locomotives formerly operated by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in East Germany. They were later operated by Deutsche Bahn, designated as Class 142.

Power typeElectric

Build date1963–1976

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