Bavarian Pt 2/4 H

Bavarian Pt 2/4 H
DRG Class 71.2
Number(s) DRG 71 201–212
Quantity 12
Manufacturer Krauss
Year(s) of manufacture 1906–1908
Retired 1948
Wheel arrangement 2-4-2T
Axle arrangement 1'B1' h2t
Gauge 1,435 mm
Length over buffers 10,700 mm
Service weight 60.0 t
Adhesive weight 31.7 t
Axle load 16.0 t
Top speed 75 km/h
Driving wheel diameter 1,546 mm
Leading wheel diameter 1,006 mm
Trailing wheel diameter 1,006 mm
No. of cylinders 2
Cylinder bore 490 mm
Piston stroke 540 mm
Boiler Overpressure 12 bar
Grate area 1.23 m²
Superheater area 19.60 m²
Evaporative heating area 67.90 m²

The Pt 2/4 H was a class of steam locomotive built by the firm of Krauss for the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) between 1906 and 1908. They were used on routes in Bavaria to haul light, fast passenger trains.

The vehicles all had a gravity-fed firebox with a hopper over the grate for one-man operation. It was possible to access the train directly from the locomotive via doors in the front and rear walls and gangways. On several engines, the Reichsbahn later made modifications to the driver's cab.

The Deutsche Reichsbahn took all engines of this type over. The last Pt 2/4 H locomotive was retired in 1948.

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