List of DSB locomotives and multiple units

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DSB PR 908 with restored train

This is a list of locomotives and multiple unit classes of the DSB , the primary train operator in Denmark. Steam locomotive classes were usually designated by a single capital letter, whereas diesel locomotives and DMUs are named with two (occasionally, three) letters, the first being an M for "motor"; electric locomotives and EMUs are given two-letter combinations, the first being an E. The classes are referred to as "litra" (from Latin littera, "letter") in Danish, e.g. "litra MY" for the class MY locomotives. In addition to this class designation, each locomotive or multiple unit within a class has its own number.

Contents

The list is sorted chronologically by date of first delivery of a locomotive or multiple unit of the particular class. For classes no longer in regular service at DSB, the year of last retirement is listed. Some classes have been sold to Railion after DSB Gods was merged with it in 2001; in that case, year of retirement is put in parentheses. For each class, the wheel arrangement is given in UIC notation.

Steam locomotives

DSB S 736 at Jernbanemuseum DSB S 736 at Jernbanemuseet.jpg
DSB S 736 at Jernbanemuseum
Name (litra)BuiltRetiredWheel arr.Notes
A 129-159 18821956 2'B
B 21-26, 45-49 (1893)1932 1'B
G 77...651 18841968 C Delivered in three series (Nos. 77-81, 101-106 and 160-173, 601-651, respectively)
K 501-600 18941974 2'B
F 423...700 18981976 C
D 801-900 19021974 1'C
C 701-719 19031969 2'B
P 901-933 19071962 2'B1'
R 934-963 19121972 2'C Delivered in two series (Nos. 934-953 and 954-963, respectively)
H 783-800 19231976 1'D Delivered in two series (Nos. 789-800 and 783-788, respectively)
S 721-740 19241976 1'C2'
Q 337-351 19301976 D
E 964-999 (1937)1976 2'C1' Former Swedish class F
PR 901...930 19431964 2'C1' Rebuilt from class P locomotives
T 297-299 (1948)1967 2'C Former German class P 8 (BR 38)
N 201-210 (1952)1970 1'E Former German BR 50/BR 52

Diesel locomotives

Name (litra)BuiltRetiredWheel arr.Notes
MT 101-106 19271943A1-1A
MV 115-116 192919551AA2
MW 117-118 19291938A1-2A
MX 131-132 19321958 2-D-2
MY 1101-1159 19542001 A1A-A1A 6 locomotives with weaker prime mover renamed MV in 1968, some later renamed back to MY
MH 201–203 19571993?C
MY 1201-1202 19571969 A1A-A1A Danish-built locomotives designed to compete with the Swedish-American built "MY class" locomotive
MT 151-167 19582000 Bo-Bo
MH 301-420 19602002C
MX 1001-1045 19601993 A1A-A1A
MZ 1401-1461 1967(2001) Co-Co
ME 1501-1537 19812021 Co-Co 1501 is at the Danish Railway Museum (2015), 1502 (2016), 1507 (2016), 1510 (2007) are scrapped, 1509, 1513 and 1527 was sold to NRFAB in mid–2020. 1503 (2018), 1504 (2017), 1508 (2017), 1514 (2017), 1520 (2018), 1521 (2016), 1528 (2016), 1531 (2017), 1533 (2016), 1536 (2017), 1537 (2017) got DSB Red livery (The years in () is when they got the new livery)
MJ 506, 510 19931994BoReturned to manufacturer as DSB was not satisfied with the locomotives.
MK 601-625 1996(2001)BDSB still owns one MK (625), which is used for shunting at Belvedere.

Electric locomotives

Name (litra)NumbersBuiltRetiredWheel arr.Notes
EA 3001-30221984–1986, 19922020 Bo-Bo DSB The last EA passenger-towed train was on 11 December 2020 Sjælland.
EG 3101-31121999–2000- Co-Co All locomotives owned by DBCSC
EB 3201-32422020-- Bo-Bo DSB has 42 Siemens Vectron locomotives on order, for domestic use and cross-border services to Germany.

DMUs

Name (litra)NumbersBuiltRetiredWheel arr.Notes
MA 601-60319251942–19531ARenamed from M 1-3 in 1928; renumbered 48-50 in 1934; renumbered 601-603 in 1941
MC 611-61219261943–19471A1Renumbered from 21-22 in 1941
ME 621-6271927–19281932–19561ARenamed from M 31-47 in 1928; renumbered 621-627 in 1941
MF 631-6471928–19291938–19561ARenumbered from 51-68 in 1941; 5 rebuilt to MC 651-655 in 1950
MR 531-534192819562-AARenumbered from 201, 203, 204 and 206 in 1941
ML 501-51519301934–19582-AARenumbered from 84-99 in 1941
MQ 521-52419321957–19603-A1ARenumbered from 207-210 in 1941
MP 540-54919341962–19663-A1ARenumbered from 251-260 in 1941
MO 563-572
1951–1962
1973–1999
1801-1890
1935–1940
1951–1958
1966–19842-B or 3-B
MS MS 401-406
AA 431-433
19351970–1973
MB MB 407-416
AB 434-438
FJ 446-450
1935–19381970–1973
MK-FK MK 675, 677, 679, 681, 683
FK 676, 678, 680, 682, 684
1943
1951
19713-B0
MBF 481-483, 484(1949)(1958)1A-A1
MDF 491-497(1949)(1957)2-B-2
MA (Sølvpilen) MA 460-470
AM 500-509
BM 520-525
BR 530-535
BMK 530-535
BS 480-489
1963–19661995MA 460-AM 500-BMK 530-BS 480 has been preserved at the Danish Railway Museum.
MR MR 4001-4062
MR 4063-4299
MRD 4201-4299
1978–1979
1983–1985
1981–1985
20192-BRetired or sold and handed over to Arriva.
ML ML 4901-4907
FL 7901-7905
198420071A-A1
MF (IC3) MFA 5001-5096
FF 5401-5496
MFB 5201-5296
1989–1998-Sets 01-92 built for DSB, 93-96 are bought from Blekinge Länstrafik, and were built in 1991.
MQ (Desiro) MQ 4111-4130
MQ 4911-4930
2002, 20102020Sold and handed over to Arriva.
MG (IC4) MG 5601-5683
FH 6601-6683
FG 6801-6883
MG 5801-5883
2003–2013-Set 09 is owned by Gadaffi and was never delivered to DSB
MP (IC2) MP 5701-5723
FP 6701-6723
2004–2013(2016)The trains were delivered late, and a few has been sold to Romania.

EMUs

Name (litra)NumbersBuiltRetiredWheel arr.Notes
ER (IR4) ER 2001–2044
FR 2201-2244
FR 2301-2344
ER 2101-2144
1993–1997-
ET (Øresundståg) ET 4301-4411
FT 4701-4811
ET 4501-4611
2000–2012-111 total
34 trainsets are owned by DSB
77 are owned by various Swedish operators
IC5 -2025–2029-100 trainsets with option for 50 more ordered in April 2021

S-trains

Name (litra)NumbersBuiltRetiredWheel arr.Notes
First generation
First delivery
MM 701-742
FM 861-881
19331966–1972
First generation
Second delivery
MM 743-762
FM 882-892
FS 901-922
FS 992-999
1935–19361967–1973
First generation
Third delivery
MM 763-778
FS 976-991
1949–19501969–1976
First generation
Fourth delivery
MM 779-802
FS 976-991
19521969–1978
First generation
Fifth delivery
MM 803-819
FS 935-951
19621972–1978
Second generation
First delivery
MM 7501-7507
FS 7001-7007
1967–19681999–2003
Second generation
Second delivery
MM 7601-7806
FS 7101-7306
1966–19751999–2007
Second generation
Third delivery
FU 8001-8065
MU 8501-8565
1975–19782001–2007
Third generation
First delivery
MC 6501-6508
FC 6001-6008
19791994
Third generation
Second delivery
MC 6509-6524
FC 6009-6024
19862006
Fourth generation
8-car train
SA 8101-8205
SB 8301-8405
SC 8601-8705
SD 8801-8905
SD 9801-9905
SC 9601-9705
SB 9301-9405
SA 9101-9205
1995–2005-SA 8132 has had a new DSB livery applied in 2018.
Fourth generation
4-car train
SE 4101-4131
SF 4301-4331
SG 5401-4531
SH 4701-4731
2004–2005-

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