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DB - 221-146. TEE 34 Merkur arrives at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof 23/8/75 from Copenhagen. It then switch locomotive to class 103 and driving on to Stuttgart. The TEE Merkur only lives for 4 years (1974-1978) and was not a commercial succes. In Denmark the tractive power was class MX. Photo by Jan Agersten (janage@post11.tele.dk)

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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)

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221 135-7 mit dem EfZ Lorley-Express bei Oftersheim (25.6.05). Photo by Wolfgang Mauser (mauserw@t-online.de)

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221 135-7 221 135-7 mit dem NeSA-Loreley- Express am 27.6.04 in Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld. Photo by Wolfgang Mauser (mauserw@t-online.de)

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221 135-7 mit dem NeSA-Loreley- Express in Mannheim-Friedrichsfeld(27.6.04) Photo by Wolfgang Mauser (wolfgang-mauser@t-online.de)

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221 135 with a special train is arriving at Friedrichshafen Stadt. 221 135 kommt mit einem Sonderzug in Friedrichshafen Stadt an. July 1996. Photo by Norbert Walter (n.walter@gmx.de)

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Former DB class 221 135-7 near Tübingen. Seen on 09.03.2005 Digital photo by Otto Welsch/Neuhausen (welsch-family@web.de)

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Frau Barbara Pirch furte am 23 April 1999 noch der 221 135 in Bochum Dahlhausen.Inzwischen ist der Lok verkauft an die Bocholter Eisenbahn (auf der Strecke Emmerich-Oberhausen, bei Wesel nach rechts). Scanned photo by Leon Schrijvers Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk

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Damals noch meistens in Originalzustand war 221 135 in Kaldenkirchen eingetroffen während das Jubiläum "125 Jahre venlo--Kaldenkirchen--Mönchengladbach", 12 August 2006 Scanned photo by Leon Schrijvers Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk

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Damals noch meistens in Originalzustand war 221 135 in Kaldenkirchen eingetroffen während das Jubiläum "125 Jahre venlo--Kaldenkirchen--Mönchengladbach", 12 August 2006 Scanned photo by Leon Schrijvers Leon2711schrijvers@yahoo.co.uk

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former DB class 221 locomotive displayed at open door days of DB shops in Krefeld, September 2001 Photo by t.manthei@actima.de

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"Lz" (DB 221 144) near Duisburg; 15-04-1985 Photo by Raymond Kiès mageraki@tref.nl

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Locomotive 221 135-7 by Barbara-Birgit Pirch parked in Neuss on 6th of April 2007. Meanwhile she sold this engine to Bocholter Eisenbahn. Photo ©Arnim v. Herff

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Diesel locomotive of DB class 221 (V 200).

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DB - 221-134. Puttgarten in 1975 with big expresses to and from Switzerland and Paris. Still, this was the time before class 218 and before the danish IC3. Photo by Jan Agersten (janage@post11.tele.dk)