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Bavarian AA I
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.· from 1896· class of 1 German 4-2-2-2 (later 4-4-0) locomotive
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Royal Bavarian State Railways No 1400: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The only AA I steam locomotive of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) was built by the firm of Krauss in 1896. It had been designed by chief mechanical engineer, Richard von Helmholtz, as a 4-2-2-2 tender locomotive. The engine was largely based on the Bavarian B XI, but the driving and running gear was modified.
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 130 years ago, in 1896.
- Served for 37 years (1896–1933).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1896
- in service from
- 1896
- retired
- 1933
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
- operators
- Royal Bavarian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-2-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q812147, Wikipedia: Bavarian AA I (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.