Bavarian A I engines were German

steam locomotives A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...

in service with the

Royal Bavarian State Railways The Royal Bavarian State Railways (''Königliche Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen'' or ''K.Bay.Sts.B.'') was the state railway company for the Kingdom of Bavaria. It was founded in 1844. The organisation grew into the second largest of the German ...

(''Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn'') from 1841 to 1871. Three manufacturers were awarded a contract to build eight locomotives each, with the stipulation that the components of the different machines had to be interchangeable with one another. The engines achieved a speed of 33 km/h on a line with an incline of 1:200. The first engine was retired in 1871 and scrapped. Five examples were rebuilt into B I class 2-4-0 locomotives, four were rebuilt into C I class 0-6-0 locomotives, and four were sold. The last one was scrapped in 1874. They were coupled with 2 T 3,35 tenders.

Der Münchner

Der Münchner (a ''Münchner'' is a man from Munich) was a Bavarian Class A I engine with the number 25. It was originally built for the Munich–Augsburg Railway Company, a private railway company which ran the route between

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

and

Augsburg Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavaria, Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a College town, university town and the regional seat of the Swabia (administrative region), Swabia with a well ...

. In 1844 the line was taken over by the state railway and the engine was transferred into state ownership. A large part of the locomotive came from

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

, which can be seen from the typically English 'pear' shape of the outer firebox. It was coupled with a 2 T 3 tender.

References

* {{Bavarian locomotives 2-2-2 locomotives A I Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft Karlsruhe locomotives Maffei locomotives Standard-gauge locomotives of Germany Railway locomotives introduced in 1841 1A1 n2 locomotives Passenger locomotives

Der Münchner

See also

References