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ÖBB Class 2043

🇦🇹 Austria ·built by GE Jenbacher· from 1964· class of 77 Austrian diesel-hydraulic locomotives

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 2018-05-26 AT Wien 03 Landstraße, U-Bahn-Tag 2018, Carl-von-Linde-Straße @ Erdbergstraße, NÖVOG 2043.53 (48205509606): Paul Korecky· CC BY-SA 2.0
  2. 2. ÖBB 2043.54 Waldviertel: Michel Huhardeaux from Brussels, Belgium· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. Br 2043-Lokomotiven in Wels: F. Zimmermann· Public domain
  4. 4. Diesel locomotive ÖBB 2043 at Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof file 06: Novoklimov· CC BY 4.0
  5. 5. 0672 - Schladming - ÖBB Class 2043: Andrew Bossi· CC BY-SA 2.5
  6. 6. Diesel locomotive ÖBB 2043 at Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof file 02: Novoklimov· CC BY 4.0
  7. 7. Diesel locomotive ÖBB 2043 at Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof file 03: Novoklimov· CC BY 4.0
  8. 8. Diesel locomotive ÖBB 2043 at Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof file 04: Novoklimov· CC BY 4.0
  9. 9. Diesel locomotive ÖBB 2043 at Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof file 07: Novoklimov· CC BY 4.0
  10. 10. Diesel locomotive ÖBB 2043 at Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof file 08: Novoklimov· CC BY 4.0
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ÖBB Class 2043, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Paul Korecky· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The ÖBB Class 2043 is a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) in Austria.

who runs it

Austrian Federal RailwaysNÖVOG

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • power 1.1 MWpower output
  • weight 68 tin working order
  • built 77made 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 62 years ago, in 1964.
  • 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 14.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 37 years (1964–2001).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built
1964–1977
in service from
1964
retired
2001
status
retired
number built
77
kind
Diesel-hydraulic
traction
diesel
origin
🇦🇹 Austria
builders
GE Jenbacher
operators
Austrian Federal Railways, NÖVOG
top speed
100 km/h
power
1.1 MW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
B-B
length
14.8 m
weight
68 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q293660, Wikipedia: ÖBB Class 2043 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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