Abbreviations of the Royal Bavarian State Railways
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Template from the car registry from 1913
The abbreviations of the Royal Bavarian State Railways are those that are used both in the vehicle registers of the Royal Bavarian State Railways and in those of the Palatinate Railways . These abbreviations are also compiled in this form in the various car status registers on a cover sheet (see also the adjacent illustration of the original from the WV of 1913). In the following, reference is made to the individual columns of the wagon status lists in which the abbreviations explained here are located.
From 1906, the responsible directorates for the individual wagon numbers are also given. The area of the Bavarian Railways on the left bank of the Rhine ( Pfalzbahn ) is also taken into account here . It means:
abbreviation
meaning
Au
stands for the Augsburg directorate
Lu
stands for the Ludwigshafen directorate
Mü
stands for the Munich head office
No
stands for the Nuremberg directorate
re
stands for the Regensburg directorate
Wü
stands for the Würzburg directorate
Column lights
The different forms of lighting are listed here.
Types of lighting
abbreviation
meaning
El
Electric lighting
G
Gas lighting
Ggl
Gas light bulbs
oil
Lighting with rapeseed oil lamps
Petr
Lighting with kerosene lamps
Column brakes
This is where the information on the various hand brakes, compressed air and suction air brakes and the brake lines is summarized.
Handbrake types
abbreviation
meaning
H
Handbrake, handspindle brake
Brh
Brakeman's cab; half-open or closed, standing on the loading area or raised
Fsbr
Free seat brake; open brakeman's seat
Pl
Hand spindle brake on a platform; possibly also on both sides
Types of air brakes
abbreviation
meaning
Hnbr
Henry-Bremse (dependent Westinghouse-Bremse)
Hsbr
Henry quick brake
Fsbr
Free seat brake; open brakeman's seat
Kp
Knorr brake
Sbr
Grinder brake
Ssbr
Grinder quick brake
Wbr
Westinghouse brake
Wsbr
Westinghouse quick brake
LD
Air brake line
Suction air braking types
abbreviation
meaning
Hbr
Hardy brake (non-independent air suction brake)
Ahbr
Automatic hardy vacuum brake (reversible air suction brake)
LS
Line for suction air brake
Column heaters
The information on the various types of heating and the associated heating lines are summarized here.
Types of heating
abbreviation
meaning
D.
Steam heating; Distributed by heating cable from the steam generator
O
Furnace heating
Pr
Compressed coal heating; Small stoves with special combustion technology
DL
Line for heating steam
Column steering axles
Various types of steering axles were used by the Bavarian State Railways, which were only replaced by the standard type of club steering axles from around 1890. In Germany z. B. all cars with a wheelbase> 4000 mm equipped with steering axles.
Steering axles
abbreviation
meaning
A 4
Länderbahn variant; unlimited usable steering axles for higher speeds
B 4
Länderbahn variant; Steering axles with speed restriction
B 5
Länderbahn variant; Steering axles with speed restriction
V
Club steering axle; according to the technical specifications of the VDEV
Column signal holder
The information on the various signal holders is summarized here. These in addition to those for the K.Bay.Sts.B. prescribed signal holders were necessary so that the vehicles equipped with them could move to the territory of a foreign company. The respective abbreviation indicates either the country or the company in the country.
Signal holder
abbreviation
meaning
AT
when moving to the territory of the Austrian State Railways
BE
when moving to the territory of the Belgian State Railways
CH
when moving to Switzerland
FR
when moving to the territory of the French Eastern Railway
IT
when moving to the territory of the Italian State Railways
Column underframe
This is where the information on the various types of base frame is summarized. In other words, it is indicated which materials were used for the basic structure of the sub-frame.
Underframe
abbreviation
meaning
E.
the base is made entirely of IRON
H
the base is made entirely of WOOD
H, E
the underframe is made entirely of WOOD except for the outer side members
E, H
Except for the "head sleepers" (buffer beams), the underframe is made of IRON. The head sills, on the other hand, are made of WOOD
HE, E
the side members and other underframe parts are made of WOOD and IRON, the head sills of IRON. This may mean that the side members were made of WOOD which were planked with IRON.
Identifiers of the compartment types
In addition to the explanations according to the columns in the various wagon lists, here are descriptions of the abbreviations used to designate the types of compartments.
Types and number of each type of compartment
abbreviation
meaning
I, II, III, IV
The type of the respective transport class in Roman numerals. In the first line the number of compartments, below - in italics - the number of seats in the compartments.
O, M,
Identifier for use in military transports. O = officers, M = men. The first and second class seats were reserved for the officers, the other classes were assigned to the men. Only the number of seats is given.
A.
Abortion or abortion with washing facilities
B.
Letter and letter sorting compartment
D.
Service compartment for different tasks
G
Luggage compartment for both passenger and freight wagons
P
Packing or parcel compartment in mail wagons
V
Compartment for small animals and / or dogs
Z
Lockable customs compartment, access only for a limited group of people.
literature
Vehicle fleet directory of the Kgl. Bayer. State Railways. Compiled as of March 31, 1897 . 1897.
Vehicle fleet directory of the Kgl. Bayer. State Railways. Compiled as of March 31, 1913 . 1913.
