Product Features and Details
¦ Roof design with continuous jet fans (Klatte grille)
¦ Type VI Ub pantographs
¦ Hauls passenger and goods trains within Austria and to Germany
¦ In digital operation with switchable high beam and separately switchable headlights/taillights and driver's cab illumination
From 1976 to 1995, ÖBB procured 217 four-axle thyristor locomotive class 1044. The 5.120 kW locomotives with speeds of up to 160 km/h characterised the modern image of the ÖBB for many years.
In 2001, the 1044 078 received the Valousek design in addition to other modernisation work. In April 2010, the push-pull train control was installed and the locomotive was redesignated 91 81 1144 078-3.
