what is it?
The Saxon Class VIa were early Germany steam engines operated by the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahn or K. Sächs. Sts. E. B.).
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 178 years ago, in 1848.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1848–1868
- retired
- 1902
- status
- retired
- number built
- 43
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Borsig, Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- operators
- Royal Saxon State Railways, Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1291766, Wikipedia: Saxon VIa (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.