#1238
Bavarian PtL 2/2
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by KraussMaffei· from 1905· class of 6+29+13 German 0-4-0T locomotives
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 98 307 1: MPW57· Public domain
- 2. Bayerische PtL 2-2 Trix: User:Stahlkocher· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. WP Bayerische PtL 2-2 Bauart 1905: Unbekannter, nicht zu ermittelnder Fotograf· Public domain
- 4. Bay R 3 3+PtL 2 2 Luetzel 02092006: Total number of my uploaded files : 1116· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Class PtL 2/2 locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatseisenbahn) were light and very compact superheated steam locomotives for operation on Bavarian branch lines (known generally as Lokalbahnen). There were three types in total, of which two were transferred to the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft as Class 98.3 tank locomotives and even survived to join the Deutsche Bundesbahn fleet after the Second World War. Common to all the variants was the B axle arrangement (European or UIC classification) or 0-4-0 (Whyte notation), the semi-automatic, gravity-feed firing that enabled one-man operation, and platforms with guard rails, front and rear, that enabled safe access to the coaches.
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 121 years ago, in 1905.
- Served for 58 years (1905–1963).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1905–1906
- in service from
- 1905
- retired
- 1963
- status
- retired
- number built
- 48
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- KraussMaffei, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
- operators
- Austrian Federal Railways, Deutsche Bahn, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- 50 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q812260, Wikipedia: Bavarian PtL 2/2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.