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Bavarian D II (Ostbahn)

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maffei· from 1866· class of 2 German 0-4-0T locomotives

what is it?

The Bavarian Class D II was a German goods train tender locomotive with the Bavarian Eastern Railway (Bayrische Ostbahn). The two engines, with the names Deggendorf und Bayrischer Wald were built by the Deggendorf-Plattling Railway for their branch line and taken over in 1867 by the Ostbahn.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 45 km/htop speed
  • built 2made 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 160 years ago, in 1866.
  • Served for 29 years (1866–1895).

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

spec sheet

built
1866
in service from
1866
retired
1895
status
retired
number built
2
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Maffei
operators
Royal Bavarian State Railways, Bavarian Eastern Railway Company
top speed
45 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
0-4-0T

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

Sources: Wikidata Q812257, Wikipedia: Bavarian D II (Ostbahn) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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