The locomotives were designed to haul heavier regional services in Sjælland, Denmark, in the early 1980s.

In October 2016, DSB began painting the locomotives red to match their new logo.

[2] The exhaust stack is below the air intake of the Bombardier double-decker coaches used in regional services.

The air in the coaches was found to have a high concentration of diesel particulate matter, which induces cancer.

But the concentration could still induce cancer for train staff, because they spend a long time in the coaches.