Steam locomotive class Pt 2/3 of the Royal Bavarian State
Railway.
■ Detailed livery with fine decorative lines
■ Movable Heusinger valve gear
■ Ideal complement for the passenger coaches item 6200197
The Pt 2/3 type stood out among the light tender locomotives used
for passenger service. Characteristic features included its slender
boiler, the wide spacing between the leading axle and the coupled
wheels (a remarkable 4000 mm!), and the relatively spacious
driver's cab. A door at the rear of the locomotive also allowed the
fireman to enter the train to assume the conductor’s duties when
needed.
The Bavarian State Railway put the first locomotives into service
in 1909, the last in 1916. All locomotives (type 1 B h2, maximum
speed 65 km/h) were supplied by Krauss in Munich.
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