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	11,830/12,140 mm
Service weight	22.0/26.0 t
Adhesive weight	9.0/10.5 t
Axle load	9.0/10.5 t
Top speed	80 km/h
Driving wheel diameter	1,676/1,830 mm
Leading wheel diameter	1,118/1,220 mm
Trailing wheel diameter	1,118/1,220 mm
No. of cylinders	2
Cylinder bore	381 mm
Piston stroke	559 mm
Boiler Overpressure	7 bar
Grate area	1.07/1.10 mm
Evaporative heating area	63.70/78.00 m^2
Tender	3 T 4.8
Water capacity	4.8 m^3

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.