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Bavarian G 3/4 H

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maffei· from 1919· class of 225 German 2-6-0 locomotives

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what is it?

The Class G 3/4 H was a steam locomotive of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) built between 1919 and 1923.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 65 km/htop speed
  • built 225made 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 107 years ago, in 1919.
  • Served for 47 years (1919–1966).

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

spec sheet

built
1919–1923
in service from
1919
retired
1966
status
retired
number built
225
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Maffei, Lokomotivfabrik Krauss & Comp.
operators
Austrian Federal Railways, Royal Bavarian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn
top speed
65 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
2-6-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q812223, Wikipedia: Bavarian G 3/4 H (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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