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Saxon V V

The V V was developed as the successor to the V, which had been in production since 1859, with the first V standing for the generic class “Roman five” and the second for the compound engine . These were six-coupled fr...

General

Property	Saxon V V 1898 variant 1885 variant 1890 variant 1898 variant single 1920 engine Remove
Built	1898-1901
Manufacturers	Hartmann, Wiener Neustadt
Wheel arrangement	0-6-0 (Six-coupled)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Saxon V V 1898 variant 1885 variant 1890 variant 1898 variant single 1920 engine Remove
Length	14.72 m
Wheelbase	3.40 m
Rigid wheelbase	3.40 m
Empty weight	39 t
Service weight	43.7 t
Adhesive weight	43.7 t
Axle load	14.8 t
Water capacity	7,500 l

Boiler

Property	Saxon V V 1898 variant 1885 variant 1890 variant 1898 variant single 1920 engine Remove
Grate area	1.41 m²
Firebox surface	8.2 m²
Tube heating surface	103.2 m²
Evaporative heating surface	111.4 m²
Total heating surface	111.4 m²

Power plant

Property	Saxon V V 1898 variant 1885 variant 1890 variant 1898 variant single 1920 engine Remove
Driver diameter	1,400 mm
Boiler pressure	12 bar
Expansion type	compound
Cylinders	two, HP: 500 x 610 mm and LP: 700 x 610 mm

Power

Property	Saxon V V 1898 variant 1885 variant 1890 variant 1898 variant single 1920 engine Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	300 kW (408 PS)
Top speed	45 km/h
Starting effort	73.6 kN
Starting effort simple	88.3 kN

Calculated values

Property	Saxon V V 1898 variant 1885 variant 1890 variant 1898 variant single 1920 engine Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 5.83
Optimal speed	24 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	6.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	152.4 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 1,556.11
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 13.79
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 79.01
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 12.59

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