#0235
Bavarian B IX (old)
Deutsches Kaiserreich ·built by Hanomag· from 1870· class of 4 German 0-4-2 locomotives
what is it?
The first four steam locomotives designated as Class B IX by the Royal Bavarian State Railways were procured from the locomotive works of Strousberg. They were transferred in 1872 to the Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine. For the remainder, see Bavarian B IX. They were equipped with tenders of Class 3 T 10.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 156 years ago, in 1870.
- Served for 40 years (1870–1910).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1870
- in service from
- 1870
- retired
- 1910
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Deutsches Kaiserreich
- builders
- Hanomag
- operators
- Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine, Royal Bavarian State Railways
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q812169, Wikipedia: Bavarian B IX (old) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.