List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses

This List covers the locomotives and railbuses of the Bavarian railways, excluding those of the Palatinate (Pfalz). The locomotives and railbuses of the Palatinate when it belonged to Bavaria are in the List of Palatine locomotives and railbuses.

Locomotives of the Bavarian Ludwigbahn (Bayerische Ludwigsbahn) see: Bavarian Ludwigsbahn

Locomotives of the Munich-Augsburg Railway Company (München-Augsburger Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft)

NameBavarian ClassQuantityYear of ManufactureTypeRemarks JUPITER and JUNO none 2 1837 1A1 n2 supplied by Robert Stephenson and Company VESTA and VENUS none 2 1838 1A1 n2 supplied by Sharp, Roberts and Company VULKAN and MARS none 2 1838 1A1 n2 supplied by Fenton, Murray and Jackson MERKUR and DIANA none 2 1841 1A1 n2 supplied by Robert Stephenson and Company

Locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways

Designation of State Railway Locomotives

Names and numbers of locomotives In the beginning, locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways were given names. The locomotive name was displayed in raised capital letters on a brass plate on the side of the boiler or, in the case of tank locomotives, on the side of the water tank.

Locomotives were given the names of both Bavarian and foreign places, rivers, lakes and mountains, the names of important people from art and science, as well as the names of literary and mythological figures. Even a few animal names were used.

Examples: BAVARIA, WÜRZBURG, ALTMÜHL, FUNTENSEE, WATZMANN, COPERNICUS, FAUST, ODYSSEUS, PANTHER

Locomotives with names were also given a so-called inventory number that was displayed in small figures on the chimney and on the rear wall of the tender or, in the case of tank engines, on the rear wall of the driver's cab.

Inventory numbers ran in sequence on new locomotives entering service, regardless of class or type. Names and inventory numbers of withdrawn locomotives were usually reallocated to newly delivered machines. The name plates were then re-used.

Example: The Class C IV PASING 113, built in 1889, received the name and inventory number of a Class A V mustered out that year.

Names and inventory numbers were used for the last time in 1892. The state railway then went over to railway or running numbers, whereby locomotives of the same class or type were reserved a specified sequential range of numbers. The assignment of number ranges did not follow any recognisable logic. The number plates were designed in the same way and displayed in the same places as the name plates.

Older classification scheme The older classification scheme introduced in 1847 divided the locomotives into five groups differentiated by capital letters:

A – Locomotives with one driven axle B – Locomotives with two coupled axles C – Locomotives with three coupled axles D – Tank locomotives E – Locomotives with four coupled axles

Locomotive classes were indicated with Roman numerals after the letter; these numbers ran in the same sequence as the introduction of the locomotives classes into service. There was no distinction between locomotives used for different purposes.

Example: Bavarian B V, Bavarian D XI

Because there were only locomotives with one, two or three driven axles at the time when this classification system was introduced, they were given the letters A, B and C respectively. When tank engines were brought into service in 1871, the use of four coupled axles was still not conceivable, so tank locomotives were given the class letter D. However, when goods train locomotives with four coupled axles then appeared towards the end of the 19th century, they had, absurdly, to be given the designation E I.

The system was further expanded in 1896 on the appearance of locomotives with separate running gear:

AA – Locomotives with Vorspannachse (Locomotives with a driven axle and a raisable 'dolly axle' (Hilfsachse) to assist starting) BB – Mallet locomotives, which have two separate sets of coupled driving gear

Examples: AA I, Bavarian BB II

To differentiate between two-cylinder (Zwillings-) and compound (Verbund-) locomotives in the case of Classes B XI and C IV the class designation was supplemented with:

Zw for locomotives with two-cylinder driving gear Vbd (also Vb or Verb) for locomotives with compound driving gear

Examples: B XI Zw, C IV Vbd

These additional letters were not inscribed on the engines themselves.

Narrow gauge locomotives for the only narrow gauge line in the state railways which then existed fell outside the boundaries of this system. These were given the abbreviation LE (for Lokalbahn Eichstätt) and Roman numerals from I to V. In addition these locomotives also displayed inventory numbers.

Classification scheme of 1901 Because of technical advances and the requirements of railway operations, this scheme was no longer able to cope, so a new system was introduced in 1901.

This consisted of several elements:

A leading capital letter indicated the locomotive class:

S – Schnellzuglokomotive = express train locomotive P – Personenzuglokomotive = passenger train locomotive G – Güterzuglokomotive = goods train locomotive R – Rangierlokomotive = shunting locomotive M – Motorwagen = rail motor vehicle E – elektrischer Antrieb = electric locomotive (from 1913, precedes the locomotive class)

The locomotive class could be elaborated on with one or more additional letters:

t – Tenderlokomotive = tank locomotive (not used for shunting engines) z – Zahnradlokomotive = cogwheel locomotive s – Schmalspurlokomotive = narrow gauge locomotive L – Lokalbahn = branch line

Then followed the ratio of the coupled axles to the total number of axles, separated by a forward slash e. g. 3/5.

To distinguish between superheated and wet steam locomotives of the same class, an "H" or an "N" was added at the end of the classification.

Examples: So a Class S 3/6 meant an express engine (Schnellzuglokomotive) with 3 coupled axles and 6 axles in total – i.e. 3 carrying axles. The Pt 2/5 N is a passenger train tank engine (Personenzugtenderlokomotive) with 2 coupled axles and a total of 5 axles – i.e. 3 carrying axles – using wet or saturated steam (Naßdampfausführung.) EP 3/5 meant an electric passenger train locomotive (Elektrische Personenzuglokomotive) with 3 driven axles and 5 axles in all – i.e. two carrying axles.

The new classification system was only applied to those locomotives newly entering service. So up to 1920 two different classification systems existed together. With the foundation of the Deutsche Reichsbahn, later the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG) the Bavarian classification system was abolished.

Steam locomotives

Locomotives of the early period for all types of train ClassNumber(s)QuantityYear(s) of ManufactureTypeRemarksA I names 24 1844–1845 1A1 n2 5 locos rebuilt into B I and 4 into C I DER MÜNCHNER 1 1841 1A1 n2 Maffei's first engine, purchased by the state railway in 1845 A II names 13 1847–1848 1A1 n2 3 locos rebuilt into B I and 6 locos into C I A III names 4 1851–1852 1A1 n2 2 locos rebuilt into B I and 2 locos into C I A IV names 8 1852–1853 1A1 n2 1 loco rebuilt firstly into B I and then into C I A V names 24 1853–1855 1A1 n2 B I names 22 1847–1850 1B n2 names (11) (1859–1876) 1B n2 Rebuild from 5 A I, 3 A II, 2 A III and 1 A IV B II names 14 1851–1852 1B n2 B III names 18 1852–1855 1B n2 B IV names 10 1852–1853 1B n2 B V names 94 1853–1863 1B n2 B V (Stütztender) PHÖNIX 1 1857 B3′ n2 Stütztender locomotive with Engerth-like, articulated, 'supporting' tender. C I names 5 1847–1850 C n2 Pusher and header locomotive for the Schiefe Ebene ramp at Neuenmarkt–Marktschorgast names (13) (1869–1877) C n2 Rebuild from 4 A I, 6 A II, 2 A III and 1 B I (ex A IV)C II HERCULES 1 1857 C2′ n2 Stütztender locomotives with Engerth-like, articulated, 'supporting' tender. Ca. 1870 modified to be similar to the standard type, the Class C II names 4 1858 C3′ n2 None of the locomotives were renumbered with a Deutsche Reichsbahn running number.

Passenger and express train locomotives ClassNumber(s)DRG Number(s)QuantityYear(s) of ManufactureTypeRemarks B VI names 107 1863–1871 1B n2 B VII names 6 1868 B n2 B VIII names 6 1872 1B n2 B IX (1870) names 4 1870 B1 n2 Strousberg type, sold to the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine in 1872 B IX names 104 1874–1887 1B n2 B X names 12 1889–1891 1′B n2v 2 1891 1′B n2 Rebuilt into compound locomotive in 1896 B XI Zw 1201–1239 36 701–36 708 39 1892–1893 2′B n2 B XI Vbd 1240–1339 36 751–36 826 100 1895–1900 2′B n2v C V 2301 1 1896 2′C n4v Prototype with smaller driving wheel diameter (1640 mm) 2302–2343 17 301–17 322 42 1899–1901 2′C n4v AA I 1400 1 1896 2′(a)A1 n2 With dolly axle, rebuilt into a 2′B h2 of Class P 2/4 in 1907 after an accident S 2/5 (Baldwin) 2398–2399 21901 2′B1′ n4v Bought from Baldwin (USA) for comparison purposes, four-cylinder, Vauclain compound driving gear S 2/5 3001–3010 14 141–14 145 10 1904 2′B1 n4v S 2/6 3201 15 001 1 1906 2′B2′ h4v S 3/5 N 3301–3328, 3330–3340 17 401–17 420 39 1903–1907 2′C n4v Rebuilt into a 2′C h4v in 1924/25 S 3/5 H 3329, 3341–3369 17 501–17 524 30 1906–1911 2′C h4v S 3/6 3601–3623, 3642–3644 18 401–18 421 26 1908–1927 2′C1′ h4v Original design 3624–3641 18 441–18 458 18 1908–1927 The so-called "Hochhaxige" (high haunches?), driving wheel diameter 2000 mm 3645–3679 18 422–18 424, 18 461–18 478 35 1914–1918 Shorter wheelbase like the Palatine S 3/6 3680–3709 18 479–18 508 30 1923–1924 Follow-on order by the Bavarian Group Administration 18 509–18 548 40 1926–1930 DRG follow-on batch P 2/4 1400 36 861 (1) (1907) 2′B h2 Rebuild from AA I P 3/5 N 3801–3836 38 001–38 013 36 1905–1907 2′C n4v 1924/25 Rebuilt into 2′C h4v P 3/5 H 3837–3916 38 401–38 480 80 1921 2′C h4v Follow-on order by the Bavarian Group Administration, with superheater

Goods train locomotives ClassNumber(s)DRG Number(s)QuantityYear(s) of ManufactureTypeRemarks C II names 68 1861–1868 C n2 Standard version of the C IIC III names 239 1868–1879 C n2 names 14 1872–1874 C n2 Sigl design, like the MÁV III; modified to be similar to the other C III engines in 1895–1902 C IV Zw names, 1401–1441, 1452–1462 53 8011–53 8064 87 1884–1892 C n2 C IV Vbd names, 1442–1451, 1463–1550 53 8081–53 8168 100 1889–1897 C n2v C VI 1551–1633 54 1301–54 1364 83 1899–1905 1′C n2v E I 2051–2062 12 1895–1896 1′D n2 Cylinder in front of the carrying axle 2063–2064 2 1896–1897 1′D n4v Four-cylinder, compound locomotive, Sondermann design, Rebuilt into 1′D n2 in 1899 2065–2084, 2087–2099, 2116–2130 48 1899–1901 1′D n2 Cylinder behind the carrying axle E I (Baldwin) 2085–2086 2 1899 1′D n4v Bought from Baldwin (USA) for comparison purposes, four-cylinder Vauclain compound locomotive BB I 2100 1 1896 B′B n4v Articulated Mallet locomotive G 3/4 N 1634–1670 54 1401–54 1432 37 1907–1909 1′C n2v Continuation of the C VI G 3/4 H 7001–7165 54 1501–54 1665 165 1919–1921 1′C h2 7166–7225 54 1666–54 1725 60 1922–1923 Follow-on order by the Bavarian Group Administration G 4/5 N 2131–2137 56 401–56 404 7 1905–1906 1′D n2 G 4/5 H 5151–5160, 5501–5695, 5211–5235 56 801 – 56 809, 56 901–56 1035, 56 1101–56 1125 230 1915–1919 1′D h4v 5151–5160 ordered for MGD Brussels and 5211–5235 for MGD Warsaw; both series taken over by BavariaG 5/5 5801–5815 57 501–57 507 15 1911 E h4v 5816–5895 57 511–57 590 80 1920–1924 Follow-on order by the Bavarian Group Administration

Tank locomotives