Bavarian A V

Bavarian A V
Bavarian A V at Schwaben station
Type and origin Builder Maffei Build date 1853–1854 Total produced 24
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Leading dia. 1,118/1,220 mm Driver dia. 1,676/1,830 mm Trailing dia. 1,118/1,220 mm Length: ​  • Over buffers 11,830/12,140 mm Axle load 9.0/10.5 t Adhesive weight 9.0/10.5 t Service weight 22.0/26.0 t Tender type 3 T 4.8 Water cap. 4.8 m3 Firebox: ​  • Grate area 1.07/1.10 mm Boiler pressure 7 bar Heating surface 63.70/78.00 m2 Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 381 mm Piston stroke 559 mm
Performance figures Maximum speed 80 km/h
Career Numbers Names and inventory nos. Retired by 1902

Bavarian A V engines were 2-2-2 steam locomotives in service with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn). They were the last of the single-coupled locomotives built in Bavaria.

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. 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.

See also

• List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses

Literature

• Günther Scheingraber: Die Königlich Bayerischen Staatsbahnen. Ihre Lokomotiven und Wagen in Wort und Bild. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 1975. ISBN 3-440-04233-2, pages 8 and 51.