Bavarian G 4/5 N

what is it?

The Bavarian Class G 4/5 N was an early twentieth century German 2-8-0 steam locomotive built for the Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.). Its design was based on that of the Class E I and it had unmistakable similarities to the final series of that class. Had the K.Bay.Sts.B. not changed their locomotive classification system just before this engine was produced it may well have entered service as the latest variant of E I. In developing the E I and G 4/5 N, advantage was taken of the knowledge gained from two goods locomotives bought from the United States and which were also classified as E I's.

who runs it

Polish State RailwaysRBRoyal Bavarian State RailwaysDeutsche Reichsbahn

base stats

• built 7made 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 121 years ago, in 1905.
• 📏18.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 22 years (1905–1927).

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

1927

status

retired

number built

7

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.

operators

Polish State Railways, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-0

length

18.4 m

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