The first new acquisition by the Bundesbahn was a powerful shunting locomotive that should also be able to be used in line service. It was intended to replace the class 87 with the vulnerable Luttermöller drive and ten-coupled Länderbahn tank locomotives. In the new class 82, only the third axle was fixed and two outer axles each were in a Beugniot bogie. This meant that the locomotives could be approved for 70 km/h and were used not only on large marshalling yards but also on steep ramps. 