Saxon VIII 1
The Saxon Class VIII 1 were early German 4-4-0 steam locomotives built for the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staats-Eisenbahn) for express train services. The engines were deployed on the railway route between Dresden and Chemnitz.
Saxon VIII 1 | |
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Quantity | 8 |
Manufacturer | n.k. |
Entered service | 1870 |
Retired | by 1922 |
Wheel arrangement | 4-4-0 |
Axle arrangement | 2′B |
Length over buffers | n.k. |
Service weight | 36.8 tonnes (36.2 long tons; 40.6 short tons) |
Adhesive weight | 20.3 tonnes (20.0 long tons; 22.4 short tons) |
Axle load | 10.2 tonnes (10.0 long tons; 11.2 short tons) |
Top speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
Indicated Power | n.k. |
Driving wheel diameter | 1,830 mm (6 ft 0 in) |
Leading wheel diameter | 990 mm (3 ft 3 in) |
Cylinder bore | 406 mm (16 in) |
Piston stroke | 560 mm (22 1⁄16 in) |
Boiler Overpressure | 8.5 kg/cm2 (830 kPa; 121 psi) |
Grate area | 1.32 m2 (14.2 sq ft) |
Evaporative heating area | 93.2 m2 (1,003 sq ft) |
Brakes | Westinghouse brake Schleiferbremsen |
They were based on a prototype from Württemberg. They were fitted with an American bogie and had a high outer firebox instead of the second steam dome. As a result, the boiler was also pitched higher.
These locomotives were over 50 years old when they were retired around 1922 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn before being given a new classification.
See also
- Royal Saxon State Railways
- List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
Literature
- Spielhoff, Lothar (1990). Länderbahn-Dampf-Lokomotiven. Band 1: Preußen, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Sachsen und Elsaß-Lothringen (in German). Stuttgart: Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung. ISBN 3-440-06145-0.
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