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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...

Bavarian BB IIRemove
Variant Standard
Built 1899-1908
Manufacturers Maffei
Wheel arrangement BB t ma
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 10011 mm
Service mass 42600 kg
Top speed 45 km/h
Power
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General

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

Dimensions and weights

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Length 10.01 m
Wheelbase 5.20 m
Service mass 42.6 t
Adhesion mass 42.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 1.60 m
Axle load 10.7 t
Water capacity 4,300 l
Fuel capacity 2 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 1.4 m²
Evaporative heating surface 67.7 m²
Total heating surface 67.7 m²

Power plant

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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

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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

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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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