Bavarian B V

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	1,150 mm (3 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
Driver dia.	1,448–1,470 mm (4 ft 9 in – 4 ft 9+7⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over beams	13,609–13,910 mm (44 ft 7+3⁄4 in – 45 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
Axle load	10.2 t (10.0 long tons; 11.2 short tons)
Adhesive weight	20.5 t (20.2 long tons; 22.6 short tons)
Service weight	30.0 t (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons)
Tender weight	6.5 or 7.0 m3 (1,400 or 1,500 imp gal; 1,700 or 1,800 US gal)
Boiler pressure	8 or 10 kgf/cm2 (785 or 981 kPa; 114 or 142 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	1.19–1.31 m2 (12.8–14.1 sq ft)
• Evaporative	86.90–90.20 m2 (935.4–970.9 sq ft)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	406 mm (16 in)
Piston stroke	610 mm (24 in)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Build date	1853–1862
Total produced	101

Bavarian B V
Bavarian B V
	Nordgau in the Nuremberg Museum, April 2012
Build date
Type and origin
Build date	1853–1862
Total produced	101
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-4-0
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	1,150 mm (3 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
Driver dia.	1,448–1,470 mm (4 ft 9 in – 4 ft 9+7⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over beams	13,609–13,910 mm (44 ft 7+3⁄4 in – 45 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
Axle load	10.2 t (10.0 long tons; 11.2 short tons)
Adhesive weight	20.5 t (20.2 long tons; 22.6 short tons)
Service weight	30.0 t (29.5 long tons; 33.1 short tons)
Tender weight	6.5 or 7.0 m3 (1,400 or 1,500 imp gal; 1,700 or 1,800 US gal)
Boiler pressure	8 or 10 kgf/cm2 (785 or 981 kPa; 114 or 142 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	1.19–1.31 m2 (12.8–14.1 sq ft)
• Evaporative	86.90–90.20 m2 (935.4–970.9 sq ft)
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	406 mm (16 in)
Piston stroke	610 mm (24 in)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Retired
Career
Retired	1925

The Bavarian B V (Bayerische B V) steam engines were early German 2-4-0 locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen).

Quick Facts Type and origin, Build date ...

They were the first locomotives produced in Bavaria in large numbers — 101 in all. The first series of 14 locomotives was similar in many respects to the Class A V. The second series of 15 locomotives had Crampton boilers. The first two series were built without a steam dome on the boiler, but were later fitted with domes. The third series had steam domes on the rear section of the boiler. The fourth and last series had one at the front. All were equipped with Class 3 T 6.5 and 3 T 7 tenders.

One example — the Nordgau — is in the Nuremberg Transport Museum (Verkehrsmuseum Nürnberg). Built by Maffei in 1853, and remaining in service until 1907, it is the oldest preserved locomotive in Germany. Nordgau was sectioned lengthwise in 1925 in the main workshop at Munich, in order to provide a visual display of the operation of a steam locomotive.

Bavarian B V

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