Bavarian LE

Bavarian LE
DRG Class 99.07
Type and origin
BuilderKrauss
Build date1885–1900
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-6-0T
  GermanK 33.6
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Driver dia.800 mm (2 ft 7+12 in)
Wheelbase:
  Overall1,800 mm (5 ft 10+34 in)
Length:
  Over beams6,100 mm (20 ft 14 in)
Height3,400 mm (11 ft 1+78 in)
Adhesive weight
  • I and II: 16.30 t (16.04 long tons; 17.97 short tons)
  • III: 16.96 t (16.69 long tons; 18.70 short tons)
  • IV and V: 17.47 t (17.19 long tons; 19.26 short tons)
Empty weight
  • I and II: 12.72 t (12.52 long tons; 14.02 short tons)
  • III: 13.36 t (13.15 long tons; 14.73 short tons)
  • IV and V: 13.67 t (13.45 long tons; 15.07 short tons)
Service weight
  • I and II: 16.30 t (16.04 long tons; 17.97 short tons)
  • III: 16.96 t (16.69 long tons; 18.70 short tons)
  • IV and V: 17.47 t (17.19 long tons; 19.26 short tons)
Fuel capacity650 kg (1,430 lb) coal
Water cap.III: 1.77 m3 (390 imp gal; 470 US gal)
Boiler:
No. of heating tubes105 (except III: 107)
Boiler pressure12 kg/cm2 (1,180 kPa; 171 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
  Firebox0.53 m2 (5.7 sq ft)
  Radiative2.63 m2 (28.3 sq ft)
  Tubes
  • I and II: 29.03 m2 (312.5 sq ft)
  • III to V: 29.58 m2 (318.4 sq ft)
  Evaporative
  • I and II: 31.66 m2 (340.8 sq ft)
  • III to V: 32.20 m2 (346.6 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size260 mm (10+14 in)
Piston stroke400 mm (15+34 in)
Valve gearAllan
Train brakes
Performance figures
Maximum speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Indicated power100 PS (74 kW; 99 hp)
Career
Numbers
  • K.Bay.Sts.E: I to V
  • DRG: 99 071 to 99 075
Retired1935

The steam locomotives of Bavarian Class LE were narrow gauge engines with the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen).