Bavarian D IV (Ostbahn) explained

Bavarian D IV
DRG Class 88.70
Bgcolor:0081FF
Color:FFFFFF
Builddate:1867–1872
Totalproduction:12
Whytetype:0-4-0
Over Bufferbeams:7680frac=4NaNfrac=4
Axleload:12t13.8t
Serviceweight:24t27.5t
Weightondrivers:24t27.5t
Boilerpressure:7or
Fireboxarea:1.05m21.1m2
Evaporativearea:72.5m265.5m2
Cylindercount:Two
Cylindersize:349or
Pistonstroke:508frac=16NaNfrac=16
Maxspeed:45or
Retiredate:mid-1920s

The Bavarian Class D IV was a German steam locomotive with the Bavarian Eastern Railway (Bayrische Ostbahn).

These engines had inside frames and Allan valve gear and were delivered in three series, that differed from one another in their dimensions. The original classification D was adopted by the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) and amended to D IV. Initially, all the engines were taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn. However, only six vehicles were given running numbers (88 7021–7026). By the late 1920s, they were all either retired or sold.

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