"Nordgau" – Bavarian B V

The Nordgau is the oldest preserved steam locomotive in Germany. Royal Bavarian State Railways took delivery of 101 of these Bavarian B V class locomotives with the final engine arriving in 1862. The Nordgau is the only one that survives today. It was in operation for 50 years and underwent many modifications. These reveal important developments from the early days of the railway. The driver's cab was only added when increasing speeds began to make life uncomfortable for the crew.

The most obvious change, however, owed less to technical progress than to curiosity: in 1925, the locomotive was cut in half lengthways at the Munich railway repair shop on behalf of the Nuremberg Transport Museum. In 2007, the Nordgau was given an interactive light installation that illustrates the processes inside the engine.