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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 1883 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Built	1883-1892
Manufacturers	Hartmann
Wheel arrangement	0-6-0T (Six-coupled)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Saxon V T 1883 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Length	9.59 m
Empty weight	34.7 t
Service weight	43 t
Adhesive weight	43 t
Axle load	14.3 t

Boiler

Property	Saxon V T 1883 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 1883 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Driver diameter	1,420 mm
Boiler pressure	10 bar
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 457 x 610 mm

Power

Property	Saxon V T 1883 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	280 kW (381 PS)
Top speed	40 km/h
Starting effort	76.3 kN

Calculated values

Property	Saxon V T 1883 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 5.53
Optimal speed	23 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	6.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	136.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 1,469.28
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 15.58
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 73.00
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 14.03

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