Bavarian P 3/5 N
| Bavarian P 3/5 N DRG Class 38.0 | |
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| Number(s): | DRG 38 001–013 |
| Quantity: | 36 |
| Manufacturer: | Maffei |
| Year(s) of manufacture: | 1905–1907 |
| Retired: | 1938 |
| Wheel arrangement: | 4-6-0 |
| Axle arrangement: | 2'C n4v |
| Gauge: | 1,435 mm |
| Length over buffers: | 18,524 mm |
| Service weight: | 68.8 t |
| Adhesive weight: | 45.2 t |
| Axle load: | 15.3 t |
| Top speed: | 90 km/h |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1,640 mm |
| Leading wheel diameter: | 850 mm |
| No. of cylinders: | 4 |
| Cylinder bore: | 2×340/570 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 640 mm |
| Boiler Overpressure: | 15 bar |
| Grate area: | 2.60 m² |
| Evaporative heating area: | 165.50 m² |
| Tender: | bay 2'2' T 18,2 |
| Water capacity: | 18.2 m³ |
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 express train locomotive and had likewise a four-cylinder compound configuration. Compared with the S 3/5 the P 3/5 N had a smaller boiler 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 World War I; 17 more had to be handed over as reparations. The remaining 13 locomotives were taken over by the Deutsche Reichsbahn 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 superheated 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.
See also
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany
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