The Bavarian B V steam engines were early German 2-4-0

2-4-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels....

 locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways

Royal Bavarian State Railways

As a nation-state, Germany did not come into being until the creation of the German Empire in 1871 from the various German-speaking states such as Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Baden and Württemberg. By then each of the major states had formed its own state railway and these continued to remain...

 (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen).

They were the first vehicles that had been produced in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 in such large numbers — 101 in all. The first series of 14 units, was similar in many respects to the Class A V

Bavarian A V

Bavarian A V engines were 2-2-2 steam locomotives in service with the Royal Bavarian State Railways .This class was the first express train locomotive with the Bavarian state railways. It was developed from the Class A IV. Unlike the A IV, the Class A V had a lower-pitched boiler and a wider...

. The second series of 15 engines, had Crampton

Crampton locomotive

A Crampton locomotive is a type of steam locomotive designed by Thomas Russell Crampton and built by various firms from 1846. The main British builders were Tulk and Ley and Robert Stephenson and Company....

boilers. The first two series were still built without a steam dome

Steam dome

A Steam dome is a vessel fitted to the top of the boiler of a steam locomotive. It contains the opening to the main steam pipe and its purpose is to allow this opening to be kept well above the water level in the boiler...

; however it was later added as a modification. The third series came fitted with a steam dome on the rear section of the boiler. The fourth and last series had one at the front.

They were equipped with Class 3 T 6.5 and 3 T 7 tenders

Tender locomotive

A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances. A locomotive...

.

One example — the Nordgau — is in the possession of the Nuremberg Transport Museum

Nuremberg Transport Museum

The Nuremberg Transport Museum is based in Nuremberg, Germany, and consists of the Deutsche Bahn's own DB Museum and the Museum of Communications . It also has two satellite museums at Koblenz-Lützel and Halle...

 (Verkehrsmuseum Nürnberg) today. It is the oldest preserved locomotive in Germany. It was built by Maffei in 1853 and was in service until 1907. In 1925 was cut open lengthwise in the main workshop at Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

in order to display visibly the operation of a steam locomotive.

External links

• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany