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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 1895 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Built	1895-1901
Manufacturers	Hartmann
Wheel arrangement	0-6-0T (Six-coupled)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Saxon V T 1895 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Length	9.64 m
Empty weight	33.1 t
Service weight	42 t
Adhesive weight	42 t
Axle load	14 t

Boiler

Property	Saxon V T 1895 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Grate area	1.3 m²
Firebox surface	7 m²
Tube heating surface	74.1 m²
Evaporative heating surface	81.1 m²
Total heating surface	81.1 m²

Power plant

Property	Saxon V T 1895 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Driver diameter	1,260 mm
Boiler pressure	12 bar
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 400 x 600 mm

Power

Property	Saxon V T 1895 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	300 kW (408 PS)
Top speed	40 km/h
Starting effort	77.7 kN

Calculated values

Property	Saxon V T 1895 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 5.30
Optimal speed	24 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	7.1 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	116.1 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 1,298.85
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 20.01
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 62.38
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 10.59

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