Bavarian B IVs were early German

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with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (''Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn''). The six engines built by Kessler were trialled with a Kessler

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. This had a pear-shaped cross section and could therefore be set lower down between the wheels. The same effect was also attempted on the machines from Hartmann by using two boilers: a lower boiler with a small diameter and a larger, upper boiler. After two boiler explosions occurred, all the engines were equipped with normal boilers. All the vehicles had a steam dome in the centre, and the overhanging outer

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had a flat top on which there was a

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and a pump (''Fahrpumpe'') driven by the crossheads. They had Bavarian 3 T 5 tenders.

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