Saxon V

Saxon V DRG Class 53.82
Quantity	173
Wheel arrangement	0-6-0T
Axle arrangement	C n2
Service weight	36.3 t
Adhesive weight	36.3 t
Axle load	12.1 t
Top speed	45 km/h
Driving wheel diameter	1,370 mm
Cylinder bore	610 mm
Piston stroke	457 mm
Boiler Overpressure	7 bar
Grate area	1.4 m²
Evaporative heating area	110.6 m²

The Saxon Class Vs were German, six-coupled, goods train, tender locomotives operated by the Royal Saxon State Railways.

They were the predecessors of the Saxon Class V V. Between 1859 and 1887 they were delivered in three batches of 24, 31 and 118 engines. They had an overhanging outer firebox and a steam dome. They had different types of valve gear; Allan, Gooch and Stephenson valve gear all being used at different stages. The first batch had Dampfschlitten brakes, the second steam-operated brake blocks and the third had Westinghouse compressed-air brakes.

The Deutsche Reichsbahn took over 11 machines, which were given the numbers 53 8201 - 53 8211, and all were withdrawn from services by the late 1920s.

Source

• Fritz Näbrich, Günter Meyer, Reiner Preuß: Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 2, transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen, Berlin, 1983

See also

• Royal Saxon State Railways
• List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
• Narrow gauge railways in Saxony

External links

• There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany