Bavarian BB I

what is it?

The BB I was a steam locomotive with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn). This one-off loco would have been given the operating number 55 7101 by the Reichsbahn in their initial renumbering plan, but in the final one it did not appear as it had been retired in 1924. It can be seen in section today in the Neustadt/Weinstrasse Railway Museum.

who runs it

base stats

• built 1made 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 130 years ago, in 1896.
• ⌛Served for 28 years (1896–1924).

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

spec sheet

built

1896

in service from

1896

retired

1924

status

retired

number built

1

kind

steam locomotive

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Maffei

operators

Royal Bavarian State Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-4-0

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