Saxon VIII 1

Saxon VIII 1
Type and origin Builder n.k. Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-4-0  • UIC 2′B Leading dia. 990 mm (3 ft 3 in) Driver dia. 1,830 mm (6 ft 0 in) Length: ​  • Over beams n.k. Axle load 10.2 tonnes (10.0 long tons; 11.2 short tons) Adhesive weight 20.3 tonnes (20.0 long tons; 22.4 short tons) Service weight 36.8 tonnes (36.2 long tons; 40.6 short tons) Boiler pressure 8.5 kg/cm2 (830 kPa; 121 psi) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1.32 m2 (14.2 sq ft)  • Evaporative 93.2 m2 (1,003 sq ft) Cylinder size 406 mm (16 in) Piston stroke 560 mm (22+1⁄16 in) Loco brake Westinghouse brake Schleiferbremsen
Performance figures Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph) Indicated power n.k.
Career First run 1870 Retired by 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

• Royal Saxon State Railways
• List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses

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.