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Saxon M I TV

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1890· class of 2 German 0-4-4-0T Meyer locomotives

what is it?

The Saxon class M I TV was a class of two German 0-4-4-0 Meyer tank locomotives built for the Royal Saxon State Railways (German: Königlich Sächsischen Staatseisenbahnen, K.Sä.St.E.)

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 45 km/htop speed
  • weight 43.8 tin working order
  • built 2made in total

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 136 years ago, in 1890.
  • Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • Served for 32 years (1890–1922).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1890–1891
in service from
1890
retired
1922
status
retired
number built
2
kind
steam locomotive
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
operators
Royal Saxon State Railways
top speed
45 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
weight
43.8 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q2378549, Wikipedia: Saxon M I TV (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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