DB Class 103 – survivors and where to find them

Only 17 of the 149 class 103s remain extant.

Of these, just two remain active on the main line: 103 222, a former test train loco now used predominantly for stock moves by Railadventure, and 103 245, based at München and occasionally used to haul main line service trains (although it is currently out of traffic).  103 113, which was retired from front line service on 30th March 2017, is now a museum loco based at the DB Museum at Koblenz and will perform on occasional main line railtours – the first occurred on 17th and 18th June 2017.

The other 15 can be found static across Germany, predominantly in museums.  Those on display are at locations easily accessed by train, with the sole exception of one of the prototypes, 103 002, which is on display at the “Spatzenpark”, a family attraction at Herrnried, approximately 25 miles north-west of Regensburg.  It occasionally comes up for sale on eBay, although nobody has stumped up the €200,000 asking price yet!