Brawa H0 Steam Loco P 3/5H Bavaria,  
    

The bayerische Staatsbahn was suffering an extreme locomotive shortage due to reparation payments to the entente. In 1919 and 1920, 214 machines had to be turned over the victorious powers. 

The continued production of the Prussian P8 had been decided upon, as the locomotive was especially suited to local train service, but they were too heavy for many of the Bavarian routes. Therefore, the continued production of the Bavarian P 3/5, a compound steam locomotive, was also proposed. Its performance was supposed to be increased by installing a superheater, but it was soon discovered that this would not work satisfactorily with the existing boiler. Maffei was allowed to adapt the previous design in order to achieve a more powerful locomotive, as long as adherence to a 15 ton axle load was maintained. This was also urgently needed from an operational perspective because, after the war, it was common to have fewer but heavier trains in service. 

Taking full advantage of the restrictions – the axle load was 15.75 tons – Maffei delivered 80 locomotives marked P 3/5H from May to December 1921. The Bavarian locomotives were naturally painted green and black, except that now a simple "Bayern" on the tender reflected this new era without “Kinni” (kings). 

Naturally, the first of the new local train locomotives was sent to the Munich I depot, with subsequent deliveries to the whole of Bavaria. The P 3/5H was at home in Treuchtlingen, Rosenheim, Hof, Kempten, Regensburg, Lindau, Augsburg, and Schweinfurt. 

With the increased boiler room and spacious cabin, the new locomotive differed substantially from its predecessor and also featured a more elegant appearance. The spare machine was popular with railway staff: the four-cylinder compound engine required little attention, which they were accustomed to in Bavaria. In addition to the local train service assignment, the P 3/5h was also used in light express service. In their inventory, the DRG classified all 80 as new BR 38.4s.