Electric locomotive E89 DRG crocodile imperial eagle Ep.II

E-loco E89 DRG crocodile blue-gray with imperial eagle Ep.II

When the then Austrian Federal Railways (BBÖ) needed express locomotives for the ramps of the Arlbergbahn at the beginning of the 1920s, they resorted to the model of the proven SBB crocodiles, thus taking on the typical appearance of the two long, flat stems. The first copies were put into service in 1923, followed in 1927 a total of 16 more machines of this series. After connecting Austria to the German Reich in 1938, the Deutsche Reichsbahn described the crocodiles as E89 (1100) and E89.1 (1100.1). After the Second World War, the remaining machines came as ÖBB 1089 and ÖBB1189 to the re-founded Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Only in 1979, the locomotives were retired. After the war, some crocodiles were also used in Switzerland.

Model Features:
- all axles driven
- Light change white / white
- 5-pole motor
- NEM 651 decoder interface (6-pin)
- NEM shaft
- Ep.III-IV

Built in 1924 by Florisdorf and put into service as BBÖ 1100.005
Taken over in 1938 by Deutscher Reichsbahn and numbered in E89 005.
Heimat Bw at DRB time: Innsbruck
Use on the Arlberg route
1945: ÖBB
1953: redrawing in 1089.05
Retired 1970 in Bh Attnang-Puchheim after accident
Further use as preheating system 011.04 in Bad Aussee.
From this series 7 locomotives were built; their top speed was 70 km / h.
Model represents the state of the locomotive between 1938 and 1945.
In 1926, the BBÖ put a reinforced series 1100.100 into service, which was at the Deutsche Reichsbahn to E89 10x.