Bavarian D V
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The 10 examples of the Class D V steam engine belonging the Royal Bavarian State Railways
(Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) were the first six-coupled tank locomotives in Bavaria. They were intended specifically for working the hilly route between Plattling
and Eisenstein
. Because they did not deliver the expected performance, however, they were soon relegated to shunting duties.
That said, all 10 engines went into the Reichsbahn
where they were incorporated into the numbering plan as the Class 89.81. However they were soon replaced by Class 89.6, the ex-Bavarian R 3/3
engines. The last two, numbers 89 8106 and 89 8107 were retired in 1928.
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...
(Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) were the first six-coupled tank locomotives in Bavaria. They were intended specifically for working the hilly route between Plattling
Plattling
Plattling is a town in the district of Deggendorf, in Bavaria, Germany.During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here...
and Eisenstein
Bayerisch Eisenstein
Bayerisch Eisenstein is a village and a municipality in the Regen district, in Bavaria, Germany.-Geography:Bayerisch Eisenstein is part of Bayerischer Wald and borders the first German national park established in 1968. The town is both winter and summer resort. In the summer walking in the...
. Because they did not deliver the expected performance, however, they were soon relegated to shunting duties.
That said, all 10 engines went into the Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft
The Deutsche Reichsbahn – was the name of the German national railway created from the railways of the individual states of the German Empire following the end of World War I....
where they were incorporated into the numbering plan as the Class 89.81. However they were soon replaced by Class 89.6, the ex-Bavarian R 3/3
Bavarian R 3/3
The Bavarian Class R 3/3 of the Royal Bavarian State Railways was an 0-6-0 tank locomotive intended for goods trains. Of the engines delivered before World War I, one went to the Polish PKP, the other 17 were included by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as Class 89.7 in their numbering plan...
engines. The last two, numbers 89 8106 and 89 8107 were retired in 1928.
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany