Saxon V

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 produced 173
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0  • UIC C n2 Driver dia. 1,370 mm (4 ft 5+7⁄8 in) Axle load 12.1 t Adhesive weight 36.3 t Service weight 36.3 t Boiler pressure 7 kgf/cm2 (686 kPa; 99.6 lbf/in2) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1.4 m2 (15 sq ft)  • Evaporative 110.6 m2 (1,190 sq ft) Cylinder size 610 mm (24 in) Piston stroke 457 mm (18 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 45 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The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over 11 machines, which were given the numbers 53 8201 to 53 8211, and all were withdrawn from services by 1927.

See also

• Royal Saxon State Railways
• List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
• Narrow gauge railways in Saxony

References

• 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

• 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.