| Saxon VIII 1 |
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| Type and origin |
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| Builder | n.k. |
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| Total produced | 8 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-4-0 |
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| • UIC | 2′B |
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| Leading dia. | 990 mm (3 ft 3 in) |
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| Driver dia. | 1,830 mm (6 ft 0 in) |
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Length:
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| • Over beams | n.k. |
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| Axle load | 10.2 tonnes (10.0 long tons; 11.2 short tons) |
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| Adhesive weight | 20.3 tonnes (20.0 long tons; 22.4 short tons) |
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| Service weight | 36.8 tonnes (36.2 long tons; 40.6 short tons) |
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| Boiler pressure | 8.5 kg/cm2 (830 kPa; 121 psi) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 1.32 m2 (14.2 sq ft) |
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| • Evaporative | 93.2 m2 (1,003 sq ft) |
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| Cylinder size | 406 mm (16 in) |
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| Piston stroke | 560 mm (22+1⁄16 in) |
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| Loco brake | Westinghouse brake
Schleiferbremsen |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
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| Indicated power | n.k. |
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| Career |
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| First run | 1870 |
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| Retired | by 1922 |
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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
- Näbrich, Fritz; Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 121–122, 207. ISBN 3-87094-096-4.
- 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.
