The 36 locomotives of Class P 3/5 N of the Royal Bavarian State Railways (''Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn'') were built between 1905 and 1907 by Maffei. The P 3/5 N evolved from the S 3/5

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locomotive and had likewise a four-

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compound configuration. Compared with the S 3/5 the P 3/5 N had a smaller

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but the same size cylinders. The P 3/5 N could haul a 350-ton train at 80 km/h on the level. Six locomotives were destroyed in

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; 17 more had to be handed over as

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. The remaining 13 locomotives were taken over by the

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as Class 38.0. The S 3/6 had already displaced these locomotives from the higher value passenger services. Following positive experience with the Class P 3/5 H, the later DRG Class 38.4, in 1921, all P 3/5 N were converted from saturated to

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steam operation between 1924 and 1925. The vehicles were nevertheless retired between 1932 and; the last locomotive in service was the 38 003. The engines were equipped with Bavarian 2′2′ T 18,2 tenders.

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