The model series BR 110

The model series BR 110

The 110 was used in long-distance and express train services, and could be found throughout Germany and in neighboring countries. In this high-quality service, they were gradually replaced by the 103 series from 1970 onwards. In 1994, they were finally assigned to DB Regio. In the summer of 1997, the first locomotives were equipped with a conventional push-pull train control system.

The 110 set new standards in electric locomotive construction. Characteristics of this were the high performance with low weight, the low susceptibility to damage and maintenance intensity, which enabled a significant increase in maintenance intervals, as well as the ease of operation. In this respect they were clearly superior to their predecessors.

From the end of the 1980s, the 110 was increasingly used for local transport, and since the railway reform in 1994, the locomotives have been used almost exclusively in local transport. But up until the 1990s, the standard locomotives were absolutely indispensable for the DB and the 110 was the universal locomotive for local and long-distance transport. The machine was not unfamiliar in any part of the Federal Republic.