DB #112176 in Hamburg Hbf, Edited Version, Hamburg, Sachsen, Germany, 2014

This was my train home (if memory serves), headed by a Class 112 electric. These units were originally built as improved DR Class 212 electrics, being intended for 160 km/h services instead of 120 km/h. They were among the first locomotives ordered in anticipation of the reunification of Germany, one of the last classes built for the DR, and one of the only classes to serve from the beginning on both the DR and the (pre-1994) DB. These units put out 4,220 Kw, or 5,660 horsepower, and have a maximum tractive effort of 56,000 lbs. (248kN). However, their 160 km/h maximum speed still has always been slow by DB standards, so initially they were preferred for local, or RegionalBahn trains, and now they serve slower trains exclusively. I have been unable to get the precise production run of these units, but it looks as if 45 were built by AEG between about 1992 and 1995.