Bavarian D V

Bavarian D V DRG Class 89.81
Type and origin Builder Maffei Build date 1877–1878 Total produced 10
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,212 mm (3 ft 11+3⁄4 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 8,801 mm (28 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Axle load 15.2 t (15.0 long tons; 16.8 short tons) Adhesive weight 44.6 t (43.9 long tons; 49.2 short tons) Service weight 44.6 t (43.9 long tons; 49.2 short tons) Boiler pressure 12 kgf/cm2 (1,180 kPa; 171 lbf/in2) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1.64 m2 (17.7 sq ft)  • Evaporative 92.00 m2 (990.3 sq ft) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 420 mm (16+9⁄16 in) Piston stroke 610 mm (24 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 km/h (28 mph)
Career Numbers K.Bay.Sts.E: 379–384, 793–796 DRG: 89 8101 – 89 8110 Retired 1928

The 10 examples of the Class D V (pronounced "D 5") steam engine belonging the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) were the first six-coupled tank locomotives in Bavaria. They were intended specifically for working the hilly route between Plattling and Eisenstein. Because they did not deliver the expected performance, however, they were soon relegated to shunting duties.

That said, all 10 engines went into the Reichsbahn, where they were incorporated into the numbering plan as the Class 89.81. However, they were soon replaced by Class 89.6, the ex-Bavarian R 3/3 engines. They began to be taken out of service in 1925. The last two, numbers 89 8106 and 89 8107 were retired in 1928.

See also

• Royal Bavarian State Railways
• List of Bavarian locomotives and railbuses

References

• Hütter, Ingo (2021). Die Dampflokomotiven der Baureihen 60 bis 91 der DRG, DRB, DB, und DR (in German). Werl: DGEG Medien. p. 441. ISBN 978-3-946594-21-5.
• Weisbrod, Manfred; Müller, Hans; Petznik, Wolfgang (1978). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 60–96 (EFA 1.3) (in German) (4th ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 161–163. ISBN 3-87094-083-2.