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Bavarian S 3/5

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maffei· from 1903· class of 39 German 4-6-0 locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Bavarian S 3-5 locomotive at Camp Williams, Is-sur-Tille, France, 9 June 1919 (111-SC-159646): Sgt. Musler, U.S. Army Signal Corps photo 111-SC-159646· Public domain

what is it?

The Class S 3/5 engines of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) were express train steam locomotives with a 4–6–0 wheel arrangement.

who runs it

Royal Bavarian State Railways Deutsche Reichsbahn

base stats

speed 110 km/htop speed
built 39made 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 123 years ago, in 1903.

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

spec sheet

built: 1903–1907
number built: 39
kind: steam locomotive
traction: steam
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: Maffei
operators: Royal Bavarian State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn
top speed: 110 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-0

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

Sources: Wikidata Q679836, Wikipedia: Bavarian S 3/5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.