The locomotive is a light freight and shunting locomotive; twelve units were built for private railway operators in Germany including 3 for Rheinkalk GmbH (chalk and dolomite mineral company), 2 for Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen, 2 for RAG, and the remainder on various short and medium term leases.[1]
Locomotive types in italics are in production. G-type locomotives have diesel-hydraulic transmissions, DE-type locomotives have diesel-electric transmissions.