Arnold HN2565 N E-Loc 103 140 Orient red of DB
In order to increase the speed of passenger train traffic, the Deutsche Bundesbahn developed the E03 series in the 60er. The pre-series locomotives E03 001 to E03 004 were available from 1965. These locomotives, referred to as 103 001 to 103 004 from 1968 onwards, differed in several details from the series machines built from 1970 onwards. The second fan series in the series locomotives was very conspicuous on the outside.THE main areas of application of the beige/red painted locomotives were TEA and IC/EC traffic. Starting in 1987, the locomotives were gradually painted in the oriental red color, whereby different design designs were used. In 1997 the star of the former Starlocomotives of DB began to fall. They were replaced by BR 101. In 2003, the planned use in train service ended, but the locomotives 103 001, 103 113 and 103 245, which are subordinate to the DB Museum, are still used sporadically.This text is machine translated.