Germany 4-6-2

grand duchy of baden state railways class ivf

the first pacific locomotive german railway badische ivf class grand duchy of baden state railways (großherzoglich badische staatseisenbahnen), designed maffei in 1905. however, due manufacturing delays, first 3 locomotives not introduced until 1907, shortly after first french pacifics. four-cylinder compound locomotives of von borries type. after maffei locomotives, further 32 built under license karlsruhe engineering works , delivered between 1907 , 1913.

bavarian s 3/6 class, later class 18.4-5 of deutsche reichsbahn

however, successful german pacific class bavarian s 3/6 class of royal bavarian state railways (königliche bayerische staats-eisenbahnen), designed anton hammel , heinrich leppla of maffei. larger development of baden ivf class, four-cylinder compound arrangement. altogether 159 of them built between 1908 , 1931, last 1 being retired ordinary service in 1969.

when various pre-first world war pacific locomotives different german state railway companies grouped deutsche reichsbahn class 18 7 sub-classes, baden class ivf became drg 18.2 class while bavarian s 3/6 class became drg 18.4-5 class.

deutsche reichsbahn class 01, rebuilt in 1960s, @ schifferstadt

during 1920s , 1930s deutsche reichsbahn continued build new pacific designs, such class 01.10 class 03.10 subclasses.

the class 01, two-cylinder standard type of deutsche reichsbahn introduced between 1926 , 1938, first standardised steam express passenger locomotive class built unified german railway system.
the class 02 four-cylinder compound locomotive version less successful, being costly maintain. ten built , of them rebuilt two-cylinder 01 class locomotives between 1937 , 1942.
the class 03 lighter version of 01 class, built between 1930 , 1938. ten locomotives of 03.10 class remained in poland after second world war , designated polish state railways (pkp) class pm3. (also see poland)

in 1957, 2 prototypes of streamlined class 10 built krupp deutsche bundesbahn. nicknamed schwarze schwäne (black swans) , survived until 1968.