Saxon VIII 1

Specifications
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

Type and origin
Type and origin
Builder	n.k.
Total produced	8

Saxon VIII 1
Saxon VIII 1
Builder
Type and origin
Builder	n.k.
Total produced	8
Configuration:;
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
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Indicated power	n.k.
First run
Career
First run	1870
Retired	by 1922

Buildern.k.

Total produced8

Configuration:

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.

v t e Classes of Saxon locomotive and railcars
Early locomotives	Saxon Saxonia to Tiger Saxon I Saxon BIIaT Saxon IIa Saxon IIIa
Passenger and express train locomotives	Saxon VIa Saxon VI Saxon VIb Saxon VIII 1 Saxon III Saxon IIIb Saxon VIb V Saxon IIIb V Saxon VIII 2 Saxon VIII V1 Saxon VIII V2 Saxon X V Saxon XII H Saxon XII HV Saxon XII H1 Saxon X H1 Saxon XII H2 Saxon XVIII H Saxon XX HV
Mixed traffic and goods train locomotives	Saxon II Saxon IIb Saxon VII Saxon Va Saxon V V Saxon I V Saxon IX V Saxon IX HV Saxon XI H Saxon XI HV Saxon XIV Saxon XIII H
Tank locomotives	Saxon IIb T Saxon I T Saxon H VIIIb T Saxon V T Saxon VII T Saxon IIIb T Saxon VII TS Saxon XVI T Saxon VII TOV Saxon XVI TV Saxon M I TV Saxon I TV Saxon IV T Saxon XI HT Saxon XIV HT Saxon XV HTV
Narrow gauge and fireless locomotives	Saxon I M Saxon Hg VII TK Saxon I K Saxon II K Saxon III K Saxon IV K Saxon V K Saxon VI K Saxon I F
Railbuses and electric locomotives	Saxon Hz 0 Saxon S 1 Saxon E 1 Saxon I ME Saxon I MET Saxon Dai 1 Saxon DET 1-2 Saxon 9015
Royal Saxon State Railways

Saxon VIII 1

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