Saxon V

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Saxon V
DRG Class 53.82
Type and origin
Total produced173
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
 • UICC n2
Driver dia.1,370 mm (4 ft 5+78 in)
Axle load12.1 t
Adhesive weight36.3 t
Service weight36.3 t
Boiler pressure7 kgf/cm2 (686 kPa; 99.6 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox1.4 m2 (15 sq ft)
 • Evaporative110.6 m2 (1,190 sq ft)
Cylinder size610 mm (24 in)
Piston stroke457 mm (18 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed45 km/h (28 mph)

The Saxon Class Vs were German, six-coupled, goods train, tender locomotives operated by the Royal Saxon State Railways.

They were the predecessors of the Saxon Class V V. Between 1859 and 1887 they were delivered in three batches of 24, 31 and 118 engines. They had an overhanging outer

Westinghouse compressed-air brakes
.

The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over 11 machines, which were given the numbers 53 8201 to 53 8211, and all were withdrawn from services by 1927.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hütter (2012), pp. 453–454.

References

  • Hütter, Ingo (2012). Die Dampflokomotiven der Baureihen 50 bis 53 der DRG, DRB, DB, und DR (in German). Werl: DGEG Medien. .

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