After the German railway reform of 1994 cheap second-hand locomotives with authorization for work in Germany were in demand.
So in 1999 the locomotive was bought (back to Germany) by leasing firm RailImpex and sent to Gmeinder for refurbishment and remotorising,.

The refurbishment included the replacement of the original Maybach engine with a Caterpillar diesel engine, a review of its condition and the installation of new wiring.

The railway company Waldhof AG ('Bahngesellschaft Waldhof AG or 'BGW') (Now called Rhenus Rail Logistics GmbH) in Mannheim bought the locomotive for freight work and designated it as DH 280 01.
It was painted in the green-gray color scheme of the BGW.

In the summer of 2000 the loco was used for garbage trains from Krefeld to Hildesheim until September when a collision meant the machine must return to Gmeinder for repair.
By February 2001 it was back in operation.
After that, among other workings it pulled Lime trains for BASF from Ludwigshafen to Stromberg.

In October 2001 the unit was transferred to Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH and worked on container trains between Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Bremen.
The EVB designation is 420 01
After the German railway reform of 1994 cheap second-hand locomotives with authorization for work in Germany were in demand. So in 1999 the locomotive was bought (back to Germany) by leasing firm RailImpex and sent to Gmeinder for refurbishment and remotorising,.
The refurbishment included the replacement of the original Maybach engine with a Caterpillar diesel engine, a review of its condition and the installation of new wiring.
The railway company Waldhof AG ('Bahngesellschaft Waldhof AG or 'BGW') (Now called Rhenus Rail Logistics GmbH) in Mannheim bought the locomotive for freight work and designated it as DH 280 01. It was painted in the green-gray color scheme of the BGW. 
In the summer of 2000 the loco was used for garbage trains from Krefeld to Hildesheim until September when a collision meant the machine must return to Gmeinder for repair. By February 2001 it was back in operation. After that, among other workings it pulled Lime trains for BASF from Ludwigshafen to Stromberg.
In October 2001 the unit was transferred to Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH and worked on container trains between Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Bremen. The EVB designation is 420 01
DB Class V 169