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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 1914 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Built	1914-1919
Manufacturers	Hartmann
Wheel arrangement	0-6-0T (Six-coupled)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Saxon V T 1914 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Length	9.83 m
Empty weight	38.3 t
Service weight	48.8 t
Adhesive weight	48.8 t
Axle load	16.3 t

Boiler

Property	Saxon V T 1914 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Grate area	1.5 m²
Firebox surface	8.6 m²
Tube heating surface	93.6 m²
Evaporative heating surface	102.2 m²
Total heating surface	102.2 m²

Power plant

Property	Saxon V T 1914 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, 430 x 600 mm

Power

Property	Saxon V T 1914 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	400 kW (544 PS)
Top speed	50 km/h
Starting effort	89.8 kN

Calculated values

Property	Saxon V T 1914 variant 1872 variant 1883 variant 1895 variant 1914 variant Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 5.33
Optimal speed	27 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	8.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	145.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 1,200.17
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 18.35
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 68.13
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 10.88

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