218.443 raced away from Aulendorf with IRE 4225, the 16:01 from Stuttgart Hbf to Lindau Hbf, on 5 May 2017.
The first of the Class 245s that will replace the 218s is already at Ulm and was out on normal services a couple of days later. It probably won’t be long before it’s joined by more. It only needs four locos to cover all the IREs so get your rabbits quickly before they’re wiped out by the killer lawnmowers.