Diesel locomotive 218 445 of the German Federal Railways. The most important representative of the V-160 locomotive family is the diesel locomotive of series 218. After 12 pre-series machines, the series vehicles were delivered starting in 1971 by the companies Krupp, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, and MaK in four slightly different production series. The machines, which can reach speeds of 140 km/h and have a power output of up to 2,800 horsepower, are used in both passenger and freight train services. Over time, the series 218 has gone through several color variations. The first 218s were delivered in the typical color scheme for diesel locomotives, which was purplish red. From 1975 onwards, the colors ocean blue/beige defined the external appearance of the locomotives.