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Information about the prototype
Progressive electri cation by the German State Railroad
(DR) necessitated the acquisition of new electric locomo-
tives at the start of the 1980s. The 212 001-2 prototype
locomotive produced by the „Hans Beimler" Locomotive
Builder Electrotechnical Works Collective VEB was shown
at the Spring Fair in 1982 in Leipzig.
This unit was designed for a maximum speed of 140 km/h
(approx. 88 m.p.h.); in 1983 new trucks with different gear
ratios were installed on it at the State Railroad mainte-
nance facility in Dessau. The maximum speed was thereby
reduced to 120 km/h (75 m.p.h.) and the locomotive was
designated 243 001-5. Between 1984 and 1990 a total of 646
of the class 243 locomotive was built in different series.
These units have an output of 3,540 kilowatts and some of
them are equipped for a multiple unit operation. Starting
with the 243 299-0 the roof section over the windshields
was streamlined somewhat.
Those locomotives belonging to the DR are also used in
part on loan in the German Federal Railroad (DB) network;
for S-Bahn service there are several units with technical
and visual alterations to correspond to this type of work.
Since January of 1992 these locomotives have been desig-
nated as class 143 in accordance with the joint numbering
scheme of the DR and DB. In 1990 four prototypes of the
160 km/h (100 m.p.h.) class 212 were developed for fast
passenger service. In 1991 35 series units were delivered
to the DR. They were designated the class 112 in anticipa-
tion of the common numbering system.
Informations concernant le modèle réel
La poursuite de (‚electri cation de la Deutsche Reichsbahn
(DR) au debut des annees 80 rendit necessaire I'acquisition
de nouvelles motrices electriques. En 1982, a la Foire de
printemps de Leipzig, le combinat «VEB Loko-motivbau
Elektrotechnische Werke (LEW) Hans Beimler» presenta le
modele type de sa locomotive 212 001-2.
La vitesse e pointe prevue sur cette machine etait de
140 kilometres-heure; en 1983, aux ateliers de la Reichsbahn
(«RAW») de Dessau, elle fut equipee de nouveaux bogies
aux transmissions modi ees. La vitesse de pointe s'en
trouva ramenee a 120 km/h, la machine regut la designation
243 001-5. Entre 1984 et 1990, 646 locomotives de type
(BR) 243 furent realisees en differentes series. Les locomo-
tives dont la puissance atteint 3540 kW sont parti-ellement
equipees pour le couplage de vehicules moteurs; a partir de
la 243 299-0, on ameliora I'aerodyna-mique de la partie de
toit couvrant les fenetres de bout.
Les machines appartenant a la DR sont partiellement affec-
tees au reseau de la Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) comme
locomotives de location; pour le tra c S-Bahn, il existe
quelques locomotives modi ees en consequence pour des
raisons de technique et d'habillage.
Depuis 1992, les machines ont adopte I'appellation BR 143
con-forme a la nomenclature commune a la DR et a la DB.
Quatre locomotives de preserie de la BR 212 atteignant
160 km/h sortirent en 1990 pour le tra c rapide. En 1991, 35
machines de serie furent livrees a la DR. En prevision de la
numerotation generale, elles regurent I'appellation BR 112.
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