Bavarian P 3/5 N

Bavarian P 3/5 N DRG Class 38.0
Type and origin Builder Maffei Build date 1905–1907 Total produced 36
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0 Gauge 1,435 mm Leading dia. 850 mm Driver dia. 1,640 mm Length: ​  • Over buffers 18,524 mm Axle load 15.3 t Adhesive weight 45.2 t Service weight 68.8 t Tender type bay 2'2' T 18,2 Water cap. 18.2 m³ Firebox: ​  • Grate area 2.60 m² Boiler pressure 15 bar Heating surface 165.50 m² Cylinders 4 Cylinder size 2×340/570 mm Piston stroke 640 mm
Performance figures Maximum speed 90 km/h
Career Numbers DRG 38 001–013 Retired 1938

The 36 locomotives of Class P 3/5 N of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) were built between 1905 and 1907 by Maffei. The P 3/5 N evolved from the S 3/5 express train locomotive and had likewise a four-cylinder compound configuration. Compared with the S 3/5 the P 3/5 N had a smaller boiler but the same size cylinders. The P 3/5 N could haul a 350-ton train at 80 km/h on the level.

Six locomotives were destroyed in World War I; 17 more had to be handed over as reparations. The remaining 13 locomotives were taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as Class 38.0.

The S 3/6 had already displaced these locomotives from the higher value passenger services.

Following positive experience with the Class P 3/5 H, the later DRG Class 38.4, in 1921, all P 3/5 N were converted from saturated to superheated steam operation between 1924 and 1925. The vehicles were nevertheless retired between 1932 and; the last locomotive in service was the 38 003.

The engines were equipped with Bavarian 2'2' T 18,2 tenders.

See also

• Royal Bavarian State Railways
• List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses

External links

• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany