Hobbytrain H3053 N E-Loc E63 of DB
In 1934 the Deutsche Reichsbahn ordered four locomotives at AEG and three C-coupled at BBC/Kraus Maffei. The AEG locomotives are visually different from the BBC machines due to the square and flat front structures, were a little slower but had more power with 725 kW. After delivery, the locomotives were stationed in Munich and Stuttgart. At the DB the locomotives ran in Augsburg, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Munich and Stuttgart. In 1960/61 the locomotives were extensively modernized and received marshaling platforms and additional windows as well as the red coat of DB From 1976-79, the locomotives renamed BR 163 were decommissioned from 1968. As the last locomotive, no. 163 002. As museum locomotives E63 01 and E63 02 are still available.This text is machine translated.