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- 1. Bundesarchiv Bild 102-11106, Dampflok 73 135, Optische Spiegel an Telegrafenstange, BR 73: Unknown Unknown· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
what is it?
The Bavarian Class D XII steam locomotives were manufactured by the firm of Krauss from 1897 for the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn). Ninety six of them were procured for service on the stub lines running from Munich into the mountains, but in reality they were stationed in many large Bavarian locomotive depots (Bahnbetriebswerke or Bw). Two engines were transferred to the Palatinate Railway (Pfalzbahn) in 1916, the remaining 94 later joined the Deutsche Reichsbahn fleet and were incorporated as DRG Class 73.0-1 with operating numbers 73 031–124.
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 129 years ago, in 1897.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1897–1912
- retired
- 1948
- status
- retired
- number built
- 347
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maffei, Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques, Elsässische Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Grafenstaden, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
- operators
- Royal Bavarian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Palatinate Railway, Saar Railways
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-4T
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q812206, Wikipedia: Bavarian D XII (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.