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Bavarian B IX

Cutaway model in the Deutsches Museum in Munich

In 1869 and 1870, some locomotives with the wheel arrangements 2-2-2 and 4-2-0 (Crampton) were converted into four-coupled ones in order to increase the tractive effort for the increased loads in express traffic. Four...

Bavarian B IXRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1874-1887
Manufacturers Maffei
Wheel arrangement 1B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 13960 mm
Service mass 33600 kg
Top speed 90 km/h
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General

Property Bavarian B IX
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Built 1874-1887
Manufacturers Maffei
Wheel arrangement 2-4-0 (Porter)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 13.96 m
Service mass 33.6 t
Adhesion mass 22 t
Axle load 11.6 t
Water capacity 10,500 l
Fuel capacity 5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.5 m²
Evaporative heating surface 88.5 m²
Total heating surface 88.5 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,870 mm
Boiler pressure 10 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 406 x 610 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 300 kW (408 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 45.7 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.72
Optimal speed 40 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 8.9 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.53
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.79
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 59.00
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