Saxon VIII 1
Type and origin
Buildern.k.
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
 • UIC2′B
Leading dia.990 mm (3 ft 3 in)
Driver dia.1,830 mm (6 ft 0 in)
Length:
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 • Over beamsn.k.
Axle load10.2 tonnes (10.0 long tons; 11.2 short tons)
Adhesive weight20.3 tonnes (20.0 long tons; 22.4 short tons)
Service weight36.8 tonnes (36.2 long tons; 40.6 short tons)
Boiler pressure8.5 kg/cm2 (830 kPa; 121 psi)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox1.32 m2 (14.2 sq ft)
 • Evaporative93.2 m2 (1,003 sq ft)
Cylinder size406 mm (16 in)
Piston stroke560 mm (22+1⁄16 in)
Loco brakeWestinghouse brake
Schleiferbremsen
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Indicated powern.k.
Career
First run1870
Retiredby 1922

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, Schnnellzug- 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.
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