Saxon VIII 1

Saxon VIII 1
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

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.

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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