Bavarian D VII
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The locomotives of the Bavarian Class D VII were saturated steam locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways
(Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn).
The D VII was built, in parallel with the D VI
, as a six-coupled locomotive for hilly routes. A total of 75 examples were made, 41 by Krauss and 34 by Maffei. From 1885 the locomotives were somewhat longer, and had more water and coal capacity, so were also heavier.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft
took over all 75 locomotives in 1925 as DRG Class 98.76 (Baureihe 98.76). Most were retired by the end of the 1920s, the last one however not until 1935.
One example, D VII no. 1854 – later 98 7658, is in the branch line museum at Bayerisch Eisenstein
owned by the Bavarian Localbahn Society
.
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).
The D VII was built, in parallel with the D VI
Bavarian D VI
The Bavarian Class D VI were German 0-4-0 steam locomotives of the Royal Bavarian State Railways . Maffei supplied the first 30 locomotives from 1880 to 1883, and Krauss delivered a further 23 up to 1894....
, as a six-coupled locomotive for hilly routes. A total of 75 examples were made, 41 by Krauss and 34 by Maffei. From 1885 the locomotives were somewhat longer, and had more water and coal capacity, so were also heavier.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft
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....
took over all 75 locomotives in 1925 as DRG Class 98.76 (Baureihe 98.76). Most were retired by the end of the 1920s, the last one however not until 1935.
One example, D VII no. 1854 – later 98 7658, is in the branch line museum at Bayerisch Eisenstein
Bayerisch Eisenstein
Bayerisch Eisenstein is a village and a municipality in the Regen district, in Bavaria, Germany.-Geography:Bayerisch Eisenstein is part of Bayerischer Wald and borders the first German national park established in 1968. The town is both winter and summer resort. In the summer walking in the...
owned by the Bavarian Localbahn Society
Bavarian Localbahn Society
The Bavarian Localbahn Society , with its headquarters in Tegernsee, is a society that is concerned with the history of the railways in Bavaria. Localbahn means 'branch line' and is mainly used in southern Germany and Austria in lieu of the usual term Nebenbahn...
.
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany