what is it?
The Bavarian C II was a class of early German steam locomotives operated by the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn).
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 169 years ago, in 1857.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1857–1858
- retired
- 1906
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maffei
- top speed
- 45 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-4T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q812180, Wikipedia: Bavarian C II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.