Alstom’s Salzgitter plant is supplying the €150m fleet of 25 trains, which are due to be introduced on Trier - Saarbrücken - Merzig - Kaiserslautern (Line RB 70) and Schweich - Trier - Saarbrücken - Kaiserslautern (Line RB 71) services in December.
DB Regio will operate the two routes under a 15-year contract awarded in January 2017.

Each 160km/h four-car train seats 206 passengers.