(Quarter III/2024)
Electric locomotive 243 354 of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
■ Matching locomotive to the double-decker coach sets, Art.-No. 6260041 and 6260042
At the beginning of the 1980s, the progressive electrification of the DR route network necessitated the development of a four-axle electric locomotive. The DRG Class 243 is a universal electric locomotive of the Deutsche Reichsbahn, which originated from the test locomotive 212 001-2. The DR procured more than 600 of them.