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Saxon VIII V 1

The No. 146 “Münster” on a builder's photo by Hartmann

The Saxon state railway classified locomotives in class VIII, which had the wheel arrangement 4-4-0 and pulled a large portion of the express trains. The first model in the series was designated VIII 1 and had been in...

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Variant
121-130
Built 1896-1897
Manufacturers Hartmann
Wheel arrangement 2B
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 16793 mm
Service mass 54500 kg
Top speed 85 km/h
Power
Engine

General

Property Saxon VIII V 1Remove
Built 1896-1897
Manufacturers Hartmann
Wheel arrangement 4-4-0 (American)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 16.79 m
Wheelbase 6.80 m
Empty mass 49 t
Service mass 54.5 t
Adhesion mass 32 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.40 m
Axle load 16 t
Water capacity 12,000 l
Fuel capacity 4 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 2.3 m²
Firebox surface 11.07 m²
Tube heating surface 117.86 m²
Evaporative heating surface 128.93 m²
Total heating surface 128.9 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,885 mm
Boiler pressure 12 bar
Expansion type compound
Cylinders two, HP: 460 x 630 mm and LP: 680 x 630 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 525 kW (714 PS)
Top speed 85 km/h
Starting effort 49.5 kN
Starting effort simple 59.4 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 6.34
Optimal speed 64 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 9.6 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 184.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,188.94
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.70
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 8.02
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 56.06
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.65
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