Electric locomotive 112 106 of the Deutsche Reichbahn in orient red livery. Epoch V.

Each of the four axles is driven by a 5 pole motor with flywheel. One axle has traction tyres. Coupler pocket according to NEM 362 standards and close coupling mechanism. LED lighting. Inteface according to PluX22 standards.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the political turn also brought about changes to the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR). It was then possible to increase the maximum speed on major railway lines to 140 km / h or 160 km / h. But this also required faster locomotives. At that time the responsible people of the DR would remember that the BR 243 had actually been developed as a fast locomotive that should reach a top speed of 140 km / h. Thus, the BR 212 was developed, which differed from the BR 243 only in gear ratio. From 1992 on, the optimized series 112.1 was bought by both the DB and the DR.