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
Quantity8
Manufacturern.k.
Entered service1870
Retiredby 1922
Wheel arrangement4-4-0
Axle arrangement2′B
Length over buffersn.k.
Service weight36.8 tonnes (36.2 long tons; 40.6 short tons)
Adhesive weight20.3 tonnes (20.0 long tons; 22.4 short tons)
Axle load10.2 tonnes (10.0 long tons; 11.2 short tons)
Top speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Indicated Powern.k.
Driving wheel diameter1,830 mm (6 ft 0 in)
Leading wheel diameter990 mm (3 ft 3 in)
Cylinder bore406 mm (16 in)
Piston stroke560 mm (22 116 in)
Boiler Overpressure8.5 kg/cm2 (830 kPa; 121 psi)
Grate area1.32 m2 (14.2 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area93.2 m2 (1,003 sq ft)
BrakesWestinghouse 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

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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