The DB decided to modernise 30 locomotives class BR 18.5 which were made between 1927 and 1930. Between 1953 and 1956 30 locomotives got new welded boilers, new cabines and a new steam regulator. This was done in AW München Freimann and Ingolstadt.

Baureihe 18 steht für: Schlepptender-Schnellzuglokomotiven mit der Achsfolge 2'C1' der Deutschen Reichsbahn und der Deutschen Bundesbahn: Baureihe 18.0: Sächsische XVIII H; Baureihe 18.1: Württembergische C; Baureihe 18.2: Badische IV f; Baureihe 18.3: Badische IV h; Baureihe 18.4–5: Bayerische S 3/6; Baureihe 18.6: PKP-Baureihe Pm36

The locomotives 18 538 and 18 548 got the new developed tender bay. 2'2T 31,7. Outside Bavarian the BR 18.5 was maintained in the Bw Mainz, Bw Wiesbaden, Bw Darmstadt, Bw Halle, Bw Osnabrück and Bw Bingerbrück. The 18 528 is now standing as a monument in München-Allach in front of the mainbuilding of Krauss-Maffei AG.

In spite of that the locomotive on grounds of dimensions belonged to the smallest 2'C1' locomotives, it was a very powerful and economical locomotive. The DRG took over 37 steam locomotives of class C and these were entering service as BR 18.1 with the following numbers: 18 101 up to 18 137.

Steam Locomotive BR 18 DR 2-3-1 . BR 18 (Bayer. S3 / 6) Between 1908 and 1918 the "königliche. Staatsbahn Bayer" (Royal Bavarian State Railways) bought from the "Maffei" works 71 locomotives of this type with streamlined drivers cab. After the 1st World War 18 of these locomotives were handed over to France and Belgium as war compensation.

La locomotiva a vapore per treni espressi BR 18 201 delle Deutsche Reichsbahn (Germania dell’est) fece la sua prima apparizione tra il 1960 ed il 1961, proveniente dalle officine “ Dampflokwerk Meiningen“ di Meiningen in Germania. Si tratta in realtà della conversione della mitica carenata BR 61 della “Henschel-Wegmann”. La ...

In die Baureihe 18 hat die Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) verschiedene Schnellzug-Schlepptenderlokomotiven mit der Achsfolge 2'C1' („Pacific“) der Länderbahnen sowie ausländischer Bahnverwaltungen eingeordnet.

*Die Deutsche Bundesbahn hat die Lokomotiven der Baureihe 18 3 im Jahr 1948 abgestellt, da diese Baureihe mit nur 19 Lokomotiven eine Splittergattung darstellte. Einige Lokomotiven wurden später für das Bundesbahn-Versuchsamt Minden wieder reaktiviert und …

2020年1月29日 · Probably it’s the wind-splitter cab that makes the class BR 18 express locomotive recognizable, but its 4-6-2 wheel arrangement identifies it as a Pacific type. With its roots going back to Era I Bavarian class S 3/6 and Royal Wurttemberg class C are complimented by CIWL serie 231’s from Era II and III.

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