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Saxon IIIb V
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1889· class of 18 German 2-4-0 locomotives
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- 1. IIIb V: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Saxon Class IIIb V {\displaystyle \textstyle {\mathfrak {V}}} was a twin-coupled tender locomotive built for passenger services with the Royal Saxon State Railways.
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 137 years ago, in 1889.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 34 years (1889–1923).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1889–1892
- in service from
- 1889
- retired
- 1923
- status
- retired
- number built
- 18
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn, Royal Saxon State Railways
- top speed
- 75 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 1′B n2v
- weight
- 37.2 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1617858, Wikipedia: Saxon IIIb V (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.