The Baureihe 103 is a class of electric locomotives in Germany, originally operated by Deutsche Bundesbahn. For a long period, they were perceived as flagships of the DB rolling stock.
DB class 103 in Bremen-Hemelingen on 1984-07-11
E03 001 during a locomotive parade at the DB Museum, Koblenz, May 2006
DB Class 103 (Baureihe 103) of RailAdventure at Munich Hauptbahnhof. It remains in use hauling special passenger trains.
The electric locomotives of the class E 19 were the fastest electric locomotives of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. In regular service, they were restricted to a maximum speed of 180 km/h, but the locomotive
DB Class 103
…prosperity, competition with other means of transportation, especially automobiles, was increasing. During the 1950s, plans were made to enhance pre-war Class E 19 locomotives to have a top speed of 180 kilometres per hour (110 mph), but the technical layout was out-dated and the braking system was deemed inefficient…
E 19 12 at Munich central station, 1967
E 19 01 in red livery, 1985 Bochum-Dahlhausen
E 19 12 in blue livery, 1984
119 002 at the scrapyard in Munich, 1984