Saxon VIII 1

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.

Saxon VIII 1
Quantity	8
Manufacturer	n.k.
Entered service	1870
Retired	by 1922
Wheel arrangement	4-4-0
Axle arrangement	2′B
Length over buffers	n.k.
Service weight	36.8 tonnes (36.2 long tons; 40.6 short tons)
Adhesive weight	20.3 tonnes (20.0 long tons; 22.4 short tons)
Axle load	10.2 tonnes (10.0 long tons; 11.2 short tons)
Top speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Indicated Power	n.k.
Driving wheel diameter	1,830 mm (6 ft 0 in)
Leading wheel diameter	990 mm (3 ft 3 in)
Cylinder bore	406 mm (16 in)
Piston stroke	560 mm (22 ^1⁄16 in)
Boiler Overpressure	8.5 kg/cm^2 (830 kPa; 121 psi)
Grate area	1.32 m^2 (14.2 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area	93.2 m^2 (1,003 sq ft)
Brakes	Westinghouse brake Schleiferbremsen

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

• 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.