Diesel Locomotive BR 216 DB

After numerous debates, the Deutsche Bundesbahn introduced a new colour scheme to underline its modernity. Whereas there were very innovative ideas among the proposals, underlining the elegance of many railway vehicles, the result was rather modest in the opinion of many experts. „Ocean bluebeige“, as the new creation was called, was the most unpopular colour design among railway enthusiasts and only became a popular subject of photographs towards its foreseeable end. One of the first locomotives of the BR which was painted in this way was 216 105-7 of the Gießen depot. It was repainted already in 1976 in the Nuremberg repair shop.