Bavarian C III
Quantity:	14
Retired:	by 1925
Wheel arrangement (Whyte Whyte notation The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early twentieth century encouraged by an editorial in American Engineer and Railroad Journal... ):	0-6-0
Axle arrangement (UIC UIC classification The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements describes the wheel arrangement of locomotives, multiple units and trams. It is set out in the International Union of Railways "Leaflet 650 - Standard designation of axle arrangement on locomotives and multiple-unit sets". It is used in much... ):	C n2
Gauge:	1,435 mm
Length over buffers Buffer (rail transport) A buffer is a part of the buffers-and-chain coupling system used on the railway systems of many countries, among them most of those in Europe, for attaching railway vehicles to one another.... :	14,115–14,300 mm	14,890 mm
Service weight:	34.5–38.0 t	34.2–39.6 t
Adhesive weight Adhesive weight Adhesive weight is the amount of a locomotive's weight that is applied to the driving wheels and so capable of delivering traction. The more weight applied to the driving wheels, the greater the locomotive's ability to haul a load. But if the weight on the driving wheels exceeds the axle load of... :	34.5–38.0 t	34.2–39.6 t
Axle load Axle load The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight felt by the roadway for all wheels connected to a given axle. Viewed another way, it is the fraction of total vehicle weight resting on a given axle... :	12.0–14.0 t	11.4–13.2 t
Top speed:	45 km/h
Driving wheel Driving wheel On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons...  diameter:	1,253/1,274 mm	1,196/1,274 mm
No. of cylinders Cylinder (steam locomotive) The cylinders of a steam locomotive are the components that convert the power stored in the steam into motion.Cylinders may be arranged in several different ways.-Early locomotives:... :	2
Cylinder bore:	468–508 mm	460 mm
Piston stroke:	660 mm
Boiler Boiler A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...  overpressure Overpressure The term Overpressure is applied to a pressure difference, relative to a "normal" or "ambient" pressure, in various circumstances:* In engineering: the pressure difference over the wall thickness of a pressure vessel... :	10 bar	8.5/10 bar
Grate area:	1.65 m²	1.59–1.84 m²
Evaporative heating area:	112.80–119.10 m²	114.80–114.30 m²
Tender Tender locomotive A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances. A locomotive... :	bay 3 T 8,95/10,5	bay 3 T 12
Water capacity:	8.95/10.5 m³	12.0 m³

The Bavarian C III engines were steam locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways

Royal Bavarian State Railways

As a nation-state, Germany did not come into being until the creation of the German Empire in 1871 from the various German-speaking states such as Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Baden and Württemberg. By then each of the major states had formed its own state railway and these continued to remain...

 (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn).

Standard Variant

The standard variant of the C III was developed from the Class C II. A total of 239 examples were built, which varied somewhat in their dimensions. For example, the third batch had a boiler

Boiler

A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...

 diameter 30 mm greater than the others. The vehicles taken over by the Reichsbahn

Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft

The Deutsche Reichsbahn – was the name of the German national railway created from the railways of the individual states of the German Empire following the end of World War I....

 were to have been given the numbers 53 7871–7990. However these locomotives were retired by 1925. Several engines were sent to Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 as reparations

World War I reparations

World War I reparations refers to the payments and transfers of property and equipment that Germany was forced to make under the Treaty of Versailles following its defeat during World War I...

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These engines were coupled with Bavarian 3 T 8,95 and 3 T 10,5 tenders

Tender locomotive

A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances. A locomotive...

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Sigl Variant

These locomotives originally built for Hungary were acquired by the firm of Sigl, because new locomotives were urgently ordered for goods services. Following a subsequent exchange of the boiler they were identical with other vehicles of this class apart from their overall weight. The locomotives taken over by the Reichsbahn were to be given the numbers 53 7831–7833 but were retired by 1925.

The vehicles were coupled with Bavarian 3 T 12 tenders

Tender locomotive

A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances. A locomotive...

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External links

• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany