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Bavarian D VIII

No. 1909 as delivered in 1898

The D VIII was developed for local railways with steep gradients, where the conventional local railway locomotives no longer had sufficient power. The main focus was on the line to Berchtesgaden, which had gradients o...

Bavarian D VIIIRemove
Variant
second batch
Built 1898-1903, 1913, 1937
Manufacturers Krauss;Krauss-Maffei
Wheel arrangement C1 t
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 9670 mm
Service mass 47500 kg
Top speed 45 km/h
Power
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General

Property Bavarian D VIII
second batch
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Built 1898-1903, 1913, 1937
Manufacturers Krauss, Krauss-Maffei
Wheel arrangement 0-6-2T (Webb)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Bavarian D VIII
second batch
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Length 9.67 m
Wheelbase 5.50 m
Service mass 47.5 t
Adhesion mass 36.7 t
Axle load 12.5 t
Water capacity 6,300 l
Fuel capacity 1.9 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Bavarian D VIII
second batch
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Grate area 1.6 m²
Evaporative heating surface 89.6 m²
Total heating surface 89.6 m²

Power plant

Property Bavarian D VIII
second batch
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Driver diameter 1,006 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 390 x 406 mm

Power

Property Bavarian D VIII
second batch
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Power source steam
Indicated power 315 kW (428 PS)
Top speed 45 km/h
Starting effort 62.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Bavarian D VIII
second batch
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.75
Optimal speed 31 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.6 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.29
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 14.59
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 56.00
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