Nuremberg Transport Museum
After withdrawal in 2004, 211 023, 212 023 and 212 330 in some units became the property of the Deutsche Bahn's own museum (see Nuremberg Transport Museum). One of the 212 units had been looked after by a group of railway fans for years; having been adopted in 1993 and painted in its historical "purpurrot" livery (Epoch III to Epoch IV) at the general inspections in 1994 and 2000.