Roco 70291 H0 ÖBB electric locomotive 1046 009-5

Electric locomotive 1046 009 of the Austrian Federal Railways. To address the increasing demand for urban rapid transit and the associated capacity bottlenecks, the Austrian Federal Railways ordered the luggage railcars of series 4061 from the Vienna locomotive factories and the ABES consortium (a collaboration of AEG, Elin, and Siemens-Schuckert Wien). A total of 25 units with a power output of 1,600 kW were ordered in two production series. Since the luggage compartment proved to be impractical for everyday operations, luggage was rarely transported in the 4061. This was one reason why the ÖBB decided to classify the existing railcar as an electric locomotive. As a result, the new series designation 1046 came into effect on May 30, 1976. The 1046 009 was the only locomotive with an old construction design in the Valousek style.