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Bavarian E I

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.· from 1894· class of 12+2+48+2 German 2-8-0 locomotives

what is it?

The Bavarian Class E I steam locomotives operated by the Royal Bavarian State Railways encompassed four different variants of saturated steam, goods train locomotive with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement.

base stats

  • speed 50 km/htop speed
  • built 12made 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 132 years ago, in 1894.

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

spec sheet

built
1894–1896
retired
1924
status
retired
number built
12
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
top speed
50 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-8-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q812214, Wikipedia: Bavarian E I (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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