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Bavarian BB II

The problem on the Bavarian local railways was that there were very tight curves in some cases, and there were also many inclines and therefore increasingly more powerful locomotives were needed for the ever increasin...

General

Property Bavarian BB IIRemove
Built 1899-1908
Manufacturers Maffei
Wheel arrangement 0-4-4-0T (Four Coupled Mallet)
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property Bavarian BB IIRemove
Length 10.01 m
Wheelbase 5.20 m
Rigid wheelbase 1.60 m
Service weight 42.6 t
Adhesive weight 42.6 t
Axle load 10.7 t
Water capacity 4,300 l
Fuel capacity 2 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Bavarian BB IIRemove
Grate area 1.4 m²
Evaporative heating surface 67.7 m²
Total heating surface 67.7 m²

Power plant

Property Bavarian BB IIRemove
Driver diameter 1,006 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders four, HP: 310 x 530 mm and LP: 490 x 530 mm

Power

Property Bavarian BB IIRemove
Power source steam
Indicated power 280 kW (381 PS)
Top speed 45 km/h
Starting effort 73.8 kN
Starting effort simple 88.5 kN

Calculated values

Property Bavarian BB IIRemove
Factor of adhesion 1 : 5.67
Optimal speed 23 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 6.6 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 22.76
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 48.36
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