Scanned photo of 143 635 in S-Bahn livery at Essen Hbf on 23 July 1998.

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On 29 December 2003 DB 143 312 calls at Bacharach, still carrying the old DR-red livery.

On 26 May 2004 DB 110 162 calls at Köln-Deutz.

Scanned photo of 143 635 in S-Bahn livery at Essen Hbf on 23 July 1998. As soon DR Class 243/DBAG 143 became available on the West-German railways, many a 143 found her way into the west. S-Bahn Rhein-Rühr delpoyed a batch of these ex-DR locos where they released the 111s hitherto in S-Bahn service (111 111-188 with special S-Bahn livery).

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On 13 April 1999 DB Regio 110 300 -hauling an RB out of Köln-Deutz- has no clue whatever that shje will be rescues to become a museum loco 20+ years later.

Scanned photo of 143 635 in S-Bahn livery at Essen Hbf on 23 July 1998.

On 12 April 2014 DB Regio 143 335 could be photographed at Dresden-Altstadt during the Dresdner Dampfloktreffen spectacle at the museum depot at Altstadt.

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DR, S-Bahn and freight in one go: Delta Rail uses some former DR 243, DB 143 locos in older paintings in freight traffic. In the very last strays of twilight on 19 February 2026 DR 143 175 carrying a quasi retro S-Bahn livery passes through Hamburg Harburg. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Electric locomotives / 143

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DR, S-Bahn and freight in one go: Delta Rail uses some former DR 243, DB 143 locos in older paintings in freight traffic. In the very last strays of twilight on 19 February 2026 DR 143 175 carrying a quasi retro S-Bahn livery pases through Hamburg Harburg with a container train. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Electric locomotives / 143

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