146 012-0 heads RE 10031 to Bielefeld waiting for departure at Aachen Hbf on 31 January 2002. As a test, this trainset travels with a topspeed of 160 km/h in regular service, the magnetic rail brakes of the cars are activated. So 146 012-0 is the first member of class 146 which is used at full speed.

Digital photo by Christoph Schmitz