The 221 of the DB, built 1963 - 1965, is a variation of the V200 
with more powerful motors. It can be distinguished from the V200 
by its additional side shutters instead of large windows and its 
slightly steeper front. As the 221 has a steam heating and no HEP 
generator, it could not be used for modern passenger trains, also 
it was more complicated than the 218, so in 1987, the last of 
them were retired. The female locomotive driver Barbara-Birgit 
Pirch bought the 221 135-7, repainted it in the original livery 
and installed new motors. Currently it is maintained in Krefeld
and used regularly with special trains, often driven by Ms. Pirch
herself. Photo taken out of the cab of the 01 1102!

Photo and scan by Tobias B. Köhler (unci@tigerden.com)