Electric locomotive 1044.53 of the Austrian Federal Railways.
* Roof design with low fans
* With many separately attached plug-in parts, in part using etching technology
* Used to pull passenger and freight trains within Austria and into Germany
* With etched factory plate included
* Suitable for Ex 468 "Arlberg-Express", art. no. 6200077, 6200078, 6200079, 6200080
* Switchable high beam and individually switchable headlight or tail light and driver’s cab lighting in digital mode
Constantly increasing performance requirements prompted the Austrian locomotive industry to develop a completely new high-performance electric traction unit with thyristor technology in the early 1970s. From 1976 to 1995, ÖBB procured 217 units of the four-axle electric locomotive class 1044. The 5,120 kW locomotives with speeds of up to 160 km/h characterised the modern image of ÖBB for many years. In the early years, traction of high-quality express trains dominated. Over the course of time, freight transport, push-pull operations and lead services also became part of the scheduled service on the mountain lines.
General data
| Coupling | NEM shaft 362 with close coupling mechanism |
| Minimum radius | 358 mm |
| Flywheel | yes |
| Number of driven axles | 3 |
| Number of axles with traction tyres | 2 |
| Article number | 7520149 |
| Scale | H0 |
| Epoch | IV |
| Railway Company | ÖBB |
Electrical
| Head light | 3-headlight depending on driving direction / 3 tail lights, depending on driving direction |
| LED head light | yes |
| Additional light function | yes |
| Interior lighting | Yes, LED, Digital switchable, Driver's cab lighting |
| Control | AC |
| Interface | Electrical interface for traction units PluX22 |
| Digital decoder | PluX22 |
| Sound | yes |
Measurements
| Length over buffer | 185 mm |
