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

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)

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 firebox and a steam dome. They had different types of valve gear; Allan, Gooch and Stephenson valve gear all being used at different stages. The first batch had Dampfschlitten brakes, the second steam-operated brake blocks and the third had 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The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over 11 machines, which were given the numbers 53 8201 to 53 8211, and all were withdrawn from services by 1927.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hütter (2012), pp. 453–454.

References

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  • Hütter, Ingo (2012). Die Dampflokomotiven der Baureihen 50 bis 53 der DRG, DRB, DB, und DR (in German). Werl: DGEG Medien. ISBN 978-3-937189-63-5.

Further reading

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  • Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 2. Berlin: transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.
  • 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 (1978). Dampflokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen, Baureihe 41–59 (EFA 1.2) (in German) (3rd ed.). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 94–97. ISBN 3-87094-082-4.