Bavarian A V

Bavarian A V engines were 2-2-2 steam locomotives in service with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn). They were the last of the single-coupled locomotives built in Bavaria.[1]

Bavarian A V
Bavarian A V at Schwaben station
Number(s)	Names and inventory nos.
Quantity	24
Manufacturer	Maffei
Year(s) of manufacture	1853–1854
Retired	by 1902
Wheel arrangement	2-2-2
Axle arrangement	1A1 n2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Length over buffers	11,830 or 12,140 mm (38 ft 9 ^3⁄4 in or 39 ft 10 in)
Service weight	22.0 or 26.0 t (21.7 or 25.6 long tons; 24.3 or 28.7 short tons)
Adhesive weight	9.0 or 10.5 t (8.9 or 10.3 long tons; 9.9 or 11.6 short tons)
Axle load	9.0 or 10.5 t (8.9 or 10.3 long tons; 9.9 or 11.6 short tons)
Top speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Driving wheel diameter	1,676 or 1,830 mm (5 ft 6 in or 6 ft 0 in)
Leading wheel diameter	1,118 or 1,220 mm (3 ft 8 in or 4 ft 0 in)
Trailing wheel diameter	1,118 or 1,220 mm (3 ft 8 in or 4 ft 0 in)
No. of cylinders	2
Cylinder bore	381 mm (15 in)
Piston stroke	559 mm (22 in)
Boiler Overpressure	7 kgf/cm^2 (686 kPa; 99.6 lbf/in^2)
Grate area	1.07 or 1.10 m^2 (11.5 or 11.8 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area	63.70 or 78.00 m^2 (685.7 or 839.6 sq ft)
Tender	3 T 4.8
Water capacity	4.8 m^3 (1,100 imp gal; 1,300 US gal)

This class was the first express train locomotive with the Bavarian state railways. It was developed from the Class A IV. Unlike the A IV, the Class A V had a lower-pitched boiler and a wider firebox. In addition access to the valve gear was improved. Later still the vehicles were fitted with a steam dome. Because engines on the southern side of the Danube were fired with peat, they had a pear-shaped chimney. In addition these locomotives had different dimensions.

They were equipped with a 3 T 4.8 tender.

See also

• List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses

References

1. Günther Scheingraber: Die Königlich Bayerischen Staatsbahnen. Ihre Lokomotiven und Wagen in Wort und Bild. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 1975. ISBN 3-440-04233-2, Seite 8

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Literature

• Günther Scheingraber: Die Königlich Bayerischen Staatsbahnen. Ihre Lokomotiven und Wagen in Wort und Bild. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 1975. ISBN 3-440-04233-2, pages 8 and 51.