Bavarian B X

what is it?

The B X steam engines of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) were express 2-4-0 locomotives in Bavaria. The vehicles had an inside locomotive frame, the cylinders lay behind the carrying axle and the steam inlet pipes ran in front of the boiler. Twelve locomotives were delivered with compound engines; two with simple, two-cylinder engines.

who runs it

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• built 14made in total

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 137 years ago, in 1889.
• 📏14.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 35 years (1889–1924).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1889–1891

in service from

1889

retired

1924

status

retired

number built

14

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.

operators

Royal Bavarian State Railways

top speed

90 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-4-0

length

14.5 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.