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Bavarian Pt 2/4 N

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.· from 1909· class of 2 German 4-4-0T locomotives

what is it?

The Bavarian Pt 2/4 N was a steam locomotive with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn). It was developed in parallel with the Bavarian Pt 2/3 and for the same duties. Instead of a fixed carrying axle it was given a bogie.

base stats

  • speed 65 km/htop speed
  • built 2made 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 117 years ago, in 1909.

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

spec sheet

built
1909
retired
1928
status
retired
number built
2
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
top speed
65 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
4-4-0T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q812261, Wikipedia: Bavarian Pt 2/4 N (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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