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DRG Class E 94

🇦🇹 Austria ·built by AEG· from 1940· locomotive class

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Baureihe 194-Ozeanblau Beige-194 178: WhiteWikiWriter· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. German Class 194 279: Hans-Peter Scholz Ulenspiegel· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
3. Lok E 94 121 BD-Präsident Hagner stehend 2.v.r. mit Hut - LABW - Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg PL 734 PA 1543: Harald Knauer· CC BY 4.0
4. DB 194 051: Michael Heimerl· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. DRB Baureihe E 94 (1): Magnus Gertkemper at de.wikipedia· CC BY 3.0
6. E 194 051-9 TRS: Trond Strandsberg· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. Elektrolokomotive Deutsches Krokodil: Witold Grzesiek· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. German Class 194 071 9: Hans-Peter Scholz Ulenspiegel· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
9. Hugh llewelyn 194 051 (5898259020): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. Bochum-Dahlhausen E 32 27 uit 1924 (ex-DR-DB) (34448007366): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The DRG Class E94 is an electric heavy freight locomotive built for Deutsche Reichsbahn from 1940, with the bulk of deliveries taking place in that year. It was a major evolution of the DRG Class E 93. Railway aficionados still call the type "Grünes Krokodil" (Green Crocodile) because of the resemblance to the Swiss locomotive nicknamed "Crocodile".

who runs it

Austrian Federal Railways Deutsche Bundesbahn Deutsche Reichsbahn Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)

base stats

built 231made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 86 years ago, in 1940.
18.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 1940–1956
in service from: 1940
number built: 231
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇦🇹 Austria
builders: AEG, KraussMaffei, Henschel & Sohn, Friedrich Krupp AG, Siemens-Schuckert, Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp
operators: Austrian Federal Railways, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
length: 18.6 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q897371, Wikipedia: DRG Class E 94 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.