Black and white photograph of electric locomotive ÖBB 1043.01 at Nässjö station. The train is stationary under overhead electric wires, with radiant lighting emphasizing the locomotive’s front and Austrian export livery.

Electric locomotive ÖBB 1043.01, photographed at Nässjö station in monochrome. Restored in its original Austrian export livery, the image highlights the locomotive’s industrial form and overhead infrastructure, with radiant lighting emphasizing the front and […]

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