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Saxon V T

“Berggeist” from the first series on a Hartmann company photo

The Royal Saxon State Railways operated a number of freight tank locomotives under the designation V T. These were made between 1872 and 1920 with some modifications, but basically had the same design.

General

Property	Saxon V T 1872 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Built	1872-1877
Manufacturers	Hartmann
Wheel arrangement	0-6-0T (Six-coupled)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Saxon V T 1872 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Length	9.28 m
Empty weight	31.7 t
Service weight	40.6 t
Adhesive weight	40.6 t
Axle load	13.5 t

Boiler

Property	Saxon V T 1872 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Grate area	1.4 m²
Firebox surface	6.8 m²
Tube heating surface	95.4 m²
Evaporative heating surface	102.2 m²
Total heating surface	102.2 m²

Power plant

Property	Saxon V T 1872 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Driver diameter	1,400 mm
Boiler pressure	8.5 bar
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 406 x 610 mm

Power

Property	Saxon V T 1872 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	260 kW (354 PS)
Top speed	40 km/h
Starting effort	51.9 kN

Calculated values

Property	Saxon V T 1872 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 7.68
Optimal speed	31 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	6.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	136.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 1,159.64
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 10.60
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 73.00
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 14.03

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