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A certain someone asked me whether I could put up some more shots of the DB class 101, and I thought why not? Here we can see unit 005 arriving at Duisburg Central, with a rake of InterCity carriages. It's among my less favoured engine classes, simply due to the fact that it replaced the mighty class 103. While the 101 is indeed more efficient and needs less maintenance, it's not nearly as good looking as the 103.



I do have to admit though that it's a highly reliable engine, with no known faults whatsoever. As soon as EMUs take over the passenger sector one day, these engines will be handed down to the freight section of DB. That's the plan, I don't think they'll ever finish this conversion in a timely manner, no manufacturer has yet been selected to build the ICx trains of the future. Only time will tell I guess... Till then, classic loco+carriage trains will remain in the hands of the 101 and the 120, the inconspicuous and unhyped workhorses on German rails.



What's also interesting: The NJ Transit ALP46 is in fact a modified 101.

Image size
1200x810px 802.46 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 1000D
Shutter Speed
1/200 second
Aperture
F/7.1
Focal Length
55 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Dec 20, 2010, 2:27:06 PM
Sensor Size
6mm
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