#1109
Saxon IX V
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1902· class of 50 German compound 2-8-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Saxon Class IX V {\displaystyle \textstyle {\mathfrak {V}}} was a class of German, eight-coupled, tender locomotives built for the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen) for goods train duties.
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 124 years ago, in 1902.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1902–1908
- number built
- 50
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- top speed
- 50 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2378514, Wikipedia: Saxon IX V (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.