Bavarian Pt 2/4 H

Bavarian Pt 2/4 H
DRG Class 71.2
Number(s): DRG 71 201–212
Quantity: 12
Manufacturer: Krauss
Year(s) of manufacture: 1906–1908
Retired: 1948
Wheel arrangement: 2-4-2T
Axle arrangement: 1'B1' h2t
Gauge: 1,435 mm
Length over buffers: 10,700 mm
Service weight: 60.0 t
Adhesive weight: 31.7 t
Axle load: 16.0 t
Top speed: 75 km/h
Driving wheel diameter: 1,546 mm
Leading wheel diameter: 1,006 mm
Trailing wheel diameter: 1,006 mm
No. of cylinders: 2
Cylinder bore: 490 mm
Piston stroke: 540 mm
Boiler Overpressure: 12 bar
Grate area: 1.23 m²
Superheater area: 19.60 m²
Evaporative heating area: 67.90 m²

The Pt 2/4 H was a class of steam locomotive built by the firm of Krauss for the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staatsbahn) between 1906 and 1908. They were used on routes in Bavaria to haul light, fast passenger trains.

The vehicles all had a gravity-fed firebox with a hopper over the grate for one-man operation. It was possible to access the train directly from the locomotive via doors in the front and rear walls and gangways. On several engines, the Reichsbahn later made modifications to the driver's cab.

The Deutsche Reichsbahn took all engines of this type over. The last Pt 2/4 H locomotive was retired in 1948.

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