Bavarian P 3/5 H

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
• German	P35.15
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	850 mm (2 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,640 mm (5 ft 4+5⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over beams	19,439 mm (63 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
Axle load	15.7 t (15.5 long tons; 17.3 short tons)
Adhesive weight	47.1 t (46.4 long tons; 51.9 short tons)
Empty weight	65.7 t (64.7 long tons; 72.4 short tons)
Service weight	72.1 t (71.0 long tons; 79.5 short tons)
Tender type	Bavarian 2′2′ T 21.8
Fuel capacity	8,000 kg (18,000 lb)
Water cap.	21.8 m3 (4,800 imp gal; 5,800 US gal)
Boiler pressure	15 kgf/cm2 (1.47 MPa; 213 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	2.77 m2 (29.8 sq ft)
• Evaporative	142.70 m2 (1,536.0 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	34.92 m2 (375.9 sq ft)
Cylinders	4, compound
High-pressure cylinder	360 mm (14+3⁄16 in)
Low-pressure cylinder	590 mm (23+1⁄4 in)
Piston stroke	640 mm (25+3⁄16 in)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Builder	Maffei
Build date	1921
Total produced	80

Bavarian P 3/5 H
DRG Class 38.4
Bavarian P 3/5 H ; DRG Class 38.4
Builder
Type and origin
Builder	Maffei
Build date	1921
Total produced	80
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-0
• German	P35.15
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Leading dia.	850 mm (2 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	1,640 mm (5 ft 4+5⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over beams	19,439 mm (63 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
Axle load	15.7 t (15.5 long tons; 17.3 short tons)
Adhesive weight	47.1 t (46.4 long tons; 51.9 short tons)
Empty weight	65.7 t (64.7 long tons; 72.4 short tons)
Service weight	72.1 t (71.0 long tons; 79.5 short tons)
Tender type	Bavarian 2′2′ T 21.8
Fuel capacity	8,000 kg (18,000 lb)
Water cap.	21.8 m3 (4,800 imp gal; 5,800 US gal)
Boiler pressure	15 kgf/cm2 (1.47 MPa; 213 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	2.77 m2 (29.8 sq ft)
• Evaporative	142.70 m2 (1,536.0 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	34.92 m2 (375.9 sq ft)
Cylinders	4, compound
High-pressure cylinder	360 mm (14+3⁄16 in)
Low-pressure cylinder	590 mm (23+1⁄4 in)
Piston stroke	640 mm (25+3⁄16 in)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	90 or 50 km/h (56 or 31 mph)
Indicated power	1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,180 hp)
Numbers
Career
Numbers	Bay.Sts.E.: 3837–3916; DRG 38 401 – 38 480;
Retired	1955

After the foundation of the Deutsche Reichsbahn the Bavarian Group Administration tasked the firm of Maffei with the construction of 80 locomotives of the Bavarian Class P 3/5 H. These machines were based on the Class P 3/5 N, but had a superheated steam boiler. Positive experience with these vehicles built in 1921 – they were even used on express train duties – led in 1924 to the rebuild of all available Class P 3/5 N engines into superheated steam locomotives.

In 1925 the P 3/5 H were allocated the numbers 38 401 to 38 480 as part of the DRG Class 38.4.

All 80 locomotives survived the Second World War and entered service with the Deutsche Bundesbahn. The last engine of this class, number 38 432, ran in Bavaria and Upper Swabia and was taken out of service in 1955.

The vehicles were coupled with a Bavarian 2′2′ T 21,8 tender.

References edit

Weisbrod, Manfred; Müller, Hans; Petznik, Wolfgang (1976). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 01–39 (EFA 1.1) (in German) (3rd ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba Buchverlag. pp. 224–226. ISBN 3-87094-081-6.

Bavarian P 3/5 H

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