Bavarian B IV

Bavarian B IV
Quantity 10
Manufacturer Hartmann, Kessler
Year(s) of manufacture 1852–1853
Retired 1881
Wheel arrangement 2-4-0
Axle arrangement 1B n2
Gauge 1,435 mm
Length over buffers 13,639 mm
Service weight 28.0 t
Adhesive weight 20.5 t
Axle load 10.3 t
Top speed 70 km/h
Driving wheel diameter 1,524 mm
Leading wheel diameter 915 mm
No. of cylinders 2
Cylinder bore 406 mm
Piston stroke 610 mm
Boiler Overpressure 7 bar
Grate area 1.30 m²
Evaporative heating area 98.8–101.2 m²
Tender 3 T 5
Water capacity 5.0 m³

Bavarian B IVs were early German steam locomotives with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn).

The six engines built by Kessler were trialled with a Kessler boiler. This had a pear-shaped cross section and could therefore be set lower down between the wheels. The same effect was also attempted on the machines from Hartmann by using two boilers: a lower boiler with a small diameter and a larger, upper boiler. After two boiler explosions occurred, all the engines were equipped with normal boilers. All the vehicles had a steam dome in the centre, and the overhanging outer firebox had a flat top on which there was a safety valve and a pump (Fahrpumpe) driven by the crossheads.

They had Bavarian 3 T 5 tenders.

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