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Bavarian D IV

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Bavarian D V,
Palatine (Pfalz) T 1
DRG Class 88.71–73
Type and origin
Builder
Build date1878–1897
Total produced
  • Bay. D V: 132
  • Pfalz T 1: 31
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-4-0T
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length:
 • Over buffers8,005 mm (26 ft 3+14 in)
Adhesive weight28.8 t (28.3 long tons; 31.7 short tons)
Service weight28.8 t (28.3 long tons; 31.7 short tons)
Firebox:
 • Grate area1.00 m2 (10.8 sq ft)
Boiler pressure10 kgf/cm2 (981 kPa; 142 lbf/in2)
Heating surface64.30 m2 (692.1 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size330 mm (13 in)
Piston stroke508 mm (20 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h (28 mph)
Career
Numbers
  • K.Bay.Sts.E: 700…968, 31…117, 1701–1737
  • DRG: 88 7101 –7201
  • Pfalz: 177–186, 15…73
  • DRG: 88 7301 – 88 7321
Retired1930

The little D IV was one of the most frequently seen tank locomotives in the stations of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn). The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over almost all of them, 124 in total, of which 24 were from the Palatinate (Pfalz).

See also