#1282
Bavarian R 3/3
🇵🇱 Poland ·built by Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.· from 1906· class of 108 German 0-6-0T locomotives
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 89 801 1: MPW57· Public domain
- 2. BaySTB R 3-3 Nr. 4701: Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Bavarian Class R 3/3 of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) was an 0-6-0T intended for goods trains. Of the engines delivered before World War I, one went to the Polish PKP, the other 17 were included by the Deutsche Reichsbahn as Class 89.7 in their numbering plan. The 90 units of the second series that were supplied from 1921 onwards all went into the Reichsbahn, and were designated as Class 89.8.
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 120 years ago, in 1906.
- Served for 58 years (1906–1964).
other: Railcars, inspection vehicles and other rolling stock.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906–1923
- in service from
- 1906
- retired
- 1964
- status
- retired
- number built
- 108
- kind
- other
- origin
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- builders
- Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
- operators
- Polish State Railways, Austrian Federal Railways, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q812269, Wikipedia: Bavarian R 3/3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.