Bavarian A V engines were
2-2-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle. The wheel arrangement both ...
steam locomotives in service with the
Royal Bavarian State Railways
The Royal Bavarian State Railways (''Königliche Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen'' or ''K.Bay.Sts.B.'') was the state railway company for the Kingdom of Bavaria. It was founded in 1844. The organisation grew into the second largest of the German ...
(''Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn''). They were the last of the single-coupled locomotives built in Bavaria.
[Günther Scheingraber: ''Die Königlich Bayerischen Staatsbahnen. Ihre Lokomotiven und Wagen in Wort und Bild.'' Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 1975. , Seite 8]
This class was the first
express train locomotive with the
Bavarian state railways. It was developed from the
Class A IV. Unlike the A IV, the Class A V had a lower-pitched
boiler and a wider
firebox. In addition access to the
valve gear was improved. Later still the vehicles were fitted with a
steam dome
The steam dome is a vessel fitted to the top of the boiler of a steam engine. It contains the opening to the main steam pipe and its purpose is to allow this opening to be kept well above the water level in the boiler. This arrangement acts as a ...
. Because engines on the southern side of the
Danube were fired with
peat, they had a pear-shaped chimney. In addition these locomotives had different dimensions.
They were equipped with a 3 T 4.8
tender
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.
See also
*
List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses
References
Weblinks
Literature
* Günther Scheingraber: ''Die Königlich Bayerischen Staatsbahnen. Ihre Lokomotiven und Wagen in Wort und Bild.'' Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 1975. , pages 8 and 51.
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