Era IV – Computer Numbers and New Liveries
Era IV (1968–1990) brings the UIC computer numbers and new colour concepts: ocean-blue/beige at the DB, dark red at the DR. The last steam locomotives disappear, and modern diesel and electric locomotives dominate operations.
Era IV (1968–1990) – Computer Numbers and New Liveries
Era IV brought major changes: new numbering schemes, new liveries and the end of steam traction. The ocean-blue/beige TEE and IC trains of the DB and the dark red vehicles of the DR are typical motifs.