Bavarian Krauss railmotor

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B’+B
• German	MCi
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Heating surface:
• Radiative	31 m2 (333.7 ft2)
Cylinder pressure	176.35 psi

Type and origin
Type and origin
Builder	Krauss & Co. Works No. 1181
Build date	1882
Total produced	1

MCi
MCi
Builder
Type and origin
Builder	Krauss & Co. Works No. 1181
Build date	1882
Total produced	1
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B’+B
• German	MCi
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Heating surface:
• Radiative	31 m2 (333.7 ft2)
Cylinder pressure	176.35 psi
Installed power
Performance figures
Installed power	100 PS
Retired
Career
Retired	1882

The double-decked MCi railmotor (German: Dampftriebwagen MCi) was built in 1882 by Krauss and Company with the works number 1181 and delivered to the Royal Bavarian State Railways, who deployed it in the areas of Würzburg and Bamberg.

The steam-powered railbus had a B'2' wheel arrangement, one axle pair being driven by connecting rods. It had a transverse boiler and a gross service weight of 28 tonnes. Its Stephenson valve gear and brakes were accessible at both ends. The coach had 67 seats on two floors, the second class seating being on the lower level and the third class being split between both levels.

The vehicle was a one-off and was only in service for a short time.

Literature

Krauss-Maffei AG und Deutsches Museum München (Hrsg.): Lokomotiven im Deutschen Museum. München ohne Jahresangabe (circa 1977).
Deutsche Reichsbahn: Hundert Jahre deutsche Eisenbahnen. Jubiläumsschrift zum hundertjährigen Bestehen der deutschen Eisenbahnen. Berlin, 1935, S. 245, Abb. neben S. 248.