V200 017 was built by MaK and entered service in 1957. It was renumbered 220 017 in 1968 and was withdrawn from DB service on 31st March 1983. The locomotive was then sold to the Swiss Railways (SBB) in 1986, where it was designated as "Am 4/4" and numbered 18 465. It was withdrawn from SBB service on 30th November 1996 and returned to Germany in 1997. It is owned by Historischer Schienenverkehr GmbH and based at Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck.
In the snow at Warstade Hemmoor on 12th January 1982. [Paul Winter]
Note: This picture also appears on the "V200's in Germany" page