Saxon III

The Saxon Class III were early, four-coupled, tender locomotives operated by the Royal Saxon State Railways for express services. The Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped these engines in 1925 into their DRG Class 34.76.

Saxon III DRG Class 34.76
Type and origin Builder Sächsische Maschinenfabrik (66) Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (21) Build date 1871–1873 Total produced 87
Specifications Leading dia. 1,035 mm (3 ft 4+3⁄4 in) Driver dia. 1,560 mm (5 ft 1+3⁄8 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 13,035 mm (42 ft 9+1⁄4 in) Adhesive weight 25.76 tonnes (25.35 long tons; 28.40 short tons) Service weight 37.17 tonnes (36.58 long tons; 40.97 short tons) Boiler pressure 8 kg/cm2 (780 kPa; 110 psi) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1.60 m2 (17.2 sq ft)  • Evaporative 91.93 m2 (989.5 sq ft) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 406 mm (16 in) Piston stroke 560 mm (22+1⁄16 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph)
Career Numbers KSäStE (new): 201–266 (SM), 276–273 (ME) KSäStE (1916): 243–280 (SM), 281–284 (ME) DRG: 34 7611

History

The Saxon III was built in 1871 and 1872 by the Hartmann (66 examples) and the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen (21 examples). Fourteen of the Esslingen engines were subsequently given a Nowotny-Klien bogie instead of the original fixed leading wheels and were then reclassified as the IIIb.

The Reichsbahn only took over one of the unmodified engines - no. 274 BRÜNN and number her as locomotive 34 7611.

See also

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

References

• Näbrich, Fritz; Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 123–139, 207–209. 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.
• Weisbrod, Manfred; Müller, Hans; Petznik, Wolfgang (1976). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 01–39 (EFA 1.1) (in German) (3rd ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba Buchverlag. pp. 193–194. ISBN 3-87094-081-6.