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Bavarian D V

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Bavarian D V
DRG Class 89.81
Type and origin
BuilderMaffei
Build date1877–1878
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,212 mm
Length:
 • Over buffers8,801 mm
Axle load15.2 t
Adhesive weight44.6 t
Service weight44.6 t
Firebox:
 • Grate area1.64 m2
Boiler pressure12 bar
Heating surface92.00 m2
Cylinders2
Cylinder size420 mm
Piston stroke610 mm
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h
Career
Numbers379–384, 793–796
DRG 89 8101–8110
Retired1928

The 10 examples of the Class D V (pronounced "D 5") steam engine belonging the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) were the first six-coupled tank locomotives in Bavaria. They were intended specifically for working the hilly route between Plattling and Eisenstein. Because they did not deliver the expected performance, however, they were soon relegated to shunting duties.

That said, all 10 engines went into the Reichsbahn, where they were incorporated into the numbering plan as the Class 89.81. However, they were soon replaced by Class 89.6, the ex-Bavarian R 3/3 engines. The last two, numbers 89 8106 and 89 8107 were retired in 1928.

See also