Bavarian D II (Ostbahn)
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The Bavarian Class D II was a German goods train tender locomotive
with the Bavarian Eastern Railway
(Bayrische Ostbahn).
The two engines, with the names Deggendorf und Bayrischer Wald were built by the Deggendorf-Plattling Railway
for their branch line and taken over in 1867 by the Ostbahn. On the nationalisation of the Ostbahn, the Royal Bavarian State Railways
initially incorporated the engines into group E, and later into group D as the Class D II.
Tender locomotive
A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances. A locomotive...
with the Bavarian Eastern Railway
Bavarian Eastern Railway
The Royal Bavarian Eastern Railway Company or Bavarian Ostbahn was founded in 1856...
(Bayrische Ostbahn).
The two engines, with the names Deggendorf und Bayrischer Wald were built by the Deggendorf-Plattling Railway
Deggendorf-Plattling Railway
The Deggendorf–Plattling Railway company was an early German railway company founded in 1865 with an original capital of 300,000 gulden and established to build a railway line between Deggendorf and Plattling in Bavaria, southern Germany...
for their branch line and taken over in 1867 by the Ostbahn. On the nationalisation of the Ostbahn, the Royal Bavarian State Railways
Royal Bavarian State Railways
As a nation-state, Germany did not come into being until the creation of the German Empire in 1871 from the various German-speaking states such as Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Baden and Württemberg. By then each of the major states had formed its own state railway and these continued to remain...
initially incorporated the engines into group E, and later into group D as the Class D II.
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany