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what is it?
Bavarian A V engines were 2-2-2 steam locomotives in service with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn). They were the last of the single-coupled locomotives built in Bavaria. This class was the first express train locomotive with the Bavarian state railways.
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 173 years ago, in 1853.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1853–1854
- retired
- 1902
- status
- retired
- number built
- 24
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maffei
- operators
- Royal Bavarian State Railways
- top speed
- 80 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 Q812148, Wikipedia: Bavarian A V (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.