Bavarian EP 3

Eight passenger locomotives were built for the line from Salzburg via Freilassing to Berchtesgaden, which was electrified in 1914, of which four each received the electrical equipment from SSW and MSW. The former were designated as EP 3, the others as EP 4. Since both variants had the wheel arrangement 1-C-2, they were also known as EP 3/6 because three of a total of six axles were powered.

In terms of construction, the locomotives had a similar structure to that found on many electric passenger locomotives at the time. The asymmetrical arrangement of the running gear and the machinery was due to the fact that the train was heated by a boiler that was above the single carrying axle and could be recognized by a chimney. The transformer stood on the bogie. According to the state of the art at that time, the power was provided by a single large motor with 20 poles, which was located in the middle of the locomotive on the frame. It transmitted its power to a jackshaft via sloping connecting rods and further to the three driven axles via coupling rods. With an hourly and continuous output of 690 and 480 kW, respectively, it allowed a top speed of 80 km/h.

Since the main line of the locomotives was very winding, special attention was paid to the optimal chassis design. Thus, the single carrying axle was linked to the adjacent coupled axle by a Krauss-Helmholtz bogie, while the leading bogie was linked to its adjacent coupled axle by a Krauss-Lotter bogie. Since all axles except one were mounted with lateral play, there was no rigid wheelbase and it was therefore possible to run through tight corners without bumps or a tendency to sway.

The boilers were removed for further use in hospital trains during the First World War. Now the trains were accompanied by an additional small tank locomotive in cold weather, which was used as a heating locomotive. All four EP 3 were taken over by the Reichsbahn and given the numbers E 36 01 to E 36 04. They were still used almost exclusively with passenger trains and were relocated from the main line to one of the branch lines towards the end of their service life. Their career as a locomotive ended between 1941 and 1943 with the retirement or the removal from the maintenance schedule. Two got a second life after they were converted into non-powered Klima snow plows and continued to be used until around 1980.