#4464· Baureihe 143
DR Class 243
🇩🇪 East Germany ·built by LEW Hennigsdorf· from 1982· class of German electric locomotives
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9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 143 837: Thomas Wolf ( Der Wolf im Wald )· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 2. 143017-2: Niwre at German Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. DBAG Baureihe 143 184-0: Nicolas17· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 4. DR-Baureihe 243 864 2024-08-31 JM 5D413940: Johannes Maximilian· GFDL 1.2
- 5. Oberhausen West DR 243 179 China trein (51955842937): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
- 6. DR 243 005: Joerg Fuhrmann (Intermerker)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. DR-Baureihe 243 864 2024-08-31 JM 5D413941: Johannes Maximilian· GFDL 1.2
- 8. Lokomotive DR 243 002-3 im Ausbesserungswerk Dessau (02): M_H.DE· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Lokomotive DR 243 002-3 im Ausbesserungswerk Dessau: M_H.DE· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The DR Class 243 is a universal electric locomotive of the Deutsche Reichsbahn which is used for general rail service. Deutsche Bahn lists the locomotive as Class 143. The locomotives of class 143/243 still belong to the most successful class of German electric locomotives.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 44 years ago, in 1982.
- 15.4 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 23 years (1985–2008).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1982–1991
- in service from
- 1985
- retired
- 2008
- status
- retired
- number built
- 646
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- builders
- LEW Hennigsdorf
- operators
- Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′
- length
- 15.4 m
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 143
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q378792, Wikipedia: DR Class 243 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.