H0 scale model railroad
BR 143 still in service: Regional Railway 27 & 75
Model series 143 (former BR 243 of Deutsche Reichsbahn, GDR)
Appr. 650 locomotives were built at Henningsdorf close to Berlin in the years 1982 - 1994.
After the merger of DB and DR in 1994 they were also utilized in the western part of Germany.
Shown here: 143 267-3 on May 18th, 2018, before starting service at Wiesbaden main station (Year of construction: 1987, former name 243 267-2)
In service as regional railway 75 "Rhine-Main-Railway" from Wiesbaden to Aschaffenburg
Ongoing information on model series 143 is provided on www.br143.de
In 2018 the withdrawal from service of BR 143 units started
October 21st, 2018: Scrapping of BR143 at Bender/Opladen
Seen on the scrapyard:
For H0 scale different models are available
Shown here: 143 606 out of Märklin set 26507
The original of 143 606-2 (former 243 606-1) ...
... constructed in 1990, was already scrapped by by the company Steil at Eschweiler.
In the model world of "Kleiningen" 143 606 is running regularly.
"Caution at platform 2 - train is leaving"
Currently 76 locomotives are still in service
Also in the real world BR 143 is pulling double-deck wagons in regional services
Shown here: 143 194-9 (former 243 194-8) pulling RB27 on May 18th, 2018
In the south of Germany BR143 is still running as well:
Shown here: 143 141-0 (former 243 141-9) in service with RB75 on April 19th, 2018
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