The Bavarian Class D X engines were saturated

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of 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''). The locomotives, which were built 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 ...

were similar to the Class D VIII, but were smaller and lighter. Like the D VIII they had a

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, that was connected to the final

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by a

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. In 1890 the first six were built, followed in 1893 by three more with somewhat larger wheels. The first engine was only 8,880 mm long due to the lack of a

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on the driver's cab. All the vehicles were taken over by the

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in 1925 as DRG Class 98.77 and remained in service until 1931. Only numbers 98 7706 and 98 7707 were retired shortly after the renumbering.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bavarian D 10 0-6-2T locomotives D 10 Standard gauge locomotives of Germany Krauss locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1890 C1′ n2t locomotives Mixed traffic locomotives

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