Tags: Locomotive.
Crocodile or Krokodil electric locomotives are so called because they have long noses at each end reminiscent of the snout of a crocodile (see also Steeplecab). These contain the motors and drive axles and are connected by an articulated center section. The center section usually contains the crew compartments pantographs and transformer. The name was first applied to Swiss locomotives. Sometimes the term is applied to locomotives in other countries of a similar design.
