Bavarian D II
Encyclopedia
The Class D II engines of the Royal Bavarian State Railways
(Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) were goods train tank locomotives. Of the 72 engines that were built, 70 entered the Deutsche Reichsbahn
as Class 89.6. The majority were still working even after the Second World War. The last one was not taken out of service until 1960.
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) were goods train tank locomotives. Of the 72 engines that were built, 70 entered the Deutsche 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....
as Class 89.6. The majority were still working even after the Second World War. The last one was not taken out of service until 1960.
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany