The Bavarian B VII was an experimental locomotive 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''). These turf-fired locomotives were the first ones delivered by

Krauss Krauss is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alison Krauss (born 1971), American bluegrass musician * Alexander Krauß (born 1975), German politician * Alexis Krauss (born 1985), musician of the noise pop duo Sleigh Bells ...

to the state railways in Bavaria. They resembled the

0-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents one of the simplest possible types, that with two axles and four coupled wheels, all of which are driven. The wheels on the earliest four-coupled locomotives were ...

vehicles of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg State Railways (''Großherzoglich Oldenburgische Staatseisenbahnen''). They were equipped with a water tank frame and

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with outside

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. They were rebuilt once during its short career, the

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overpressure being changed. The locomotives, known as the ''Angry Seven'' (''Böse Sieben'') by crews, were retired in 1877 after just 9 years in service. They were equipped with tenders of the Bavarian class 3 T 6.7.

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