Bavarian B IX

The B IXs of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn), built from 1874, were the first express train locomotives in Bavaria. (N.B. The engines described here are not to be confused with the B IX steam engines built in 1870 and described under Bavarian B IX (1870).)

Bavarian B IX DRG Class 34.74
Bavarian B IX "1000" in the Deutsches Museum
Number(s)	602 STEINBERG to 139 SALZBURG DRG 34 7421–7440 (planned)
Quantity	104
Manufacturer	Maffei
Year(s) of manufacture	1874–1887
Retired	by 1924
Wheel arrangement	2-4-0
Axle arrangement	1B n2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Length over buffers	13,960 to 14,050 mm (45 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in to 46 ft 1 ^1⁄4 in)
Service weight	33.6 t (33.1 long tons; 37.0 short tons)
Adhesive weight	22.0 t (21.7 long tons; 24.3 short tons)
Axle load	11.0 t (10.8 long tons; 12.1 short tons)
Top speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Driving wheel diameter	1,870 mm (6 ft 1 ^5⁄8 in)
Leading wheel diameter	1,170 mm (3 ft 10 ^1⁄8 in)
No. of cylinders	2
Cylinder bore	406 mm (16 in)
Piston stroke	610 mm (24 in)
Boiler Overpressure	10 kgf/cm^2 (981 kPa; 142 lbf/in^2)
Grate area	1.50 or 1.70 m^2 (16.1 or 18.3 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area	88.50 or 91.00 m^2 (952.6 or 979.5 sq ft)
Tender	Bavarian 3 T 10,5
Water capacity	10.5 m^3 (2,300 imp gal; 2,800 US gal)
Locomotive brakes	Heberlein quick-acting brake

As a result of the boiler being positioned low and the rear driving axle being under the outer firebox there was no longer any overhanging weight and the speed of the engine could be increased to 90 km/h. The locomotive could also haul a 150-ton train on the level at a speed of 70 km/h. The engines, retaining the design of their forerunners, had an outside locomotive frame and Stephenson valve gear. The units taken over by the Reichsbahn were run under the operating numbers 34 7421–7440. The locomotives built from 1874 were retired by 1924.

At the Deutsches Museum in Munich a sectioned example has been preserved. Parts of the collection, including the B IX, are stored in the Freilassing Locomotive World (Lokwelt Freilassing) museum in Freilassing due to a shortage of space.

The vehicles were coupled to Bavarian 3 T 10,5 tenders.

See also

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

External links

• Railways of Germany forum