what is it?
Bavarian A IV engines were German 2-2-2 steam locomotives with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn). The vehicles were developed for night journeys and operations on the North-South Railway. In order to increase the area of the evaporator, the boiler was increased in length to 3,080 mm and in diameter to 1,219 mm.
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 174 years ago, in 1852.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1852
- retired
- 1883
- status
- retired
- number built
- 8
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maffei
- operators
- Royal Bavarian State Railways
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q812150, Wikipedia: Bavarian A IV (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.