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Saxon VI
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1860· class of steam locomotives
what is it?
The Saxon VI were a class of early German, express train, steam locomotives operated by the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen or K. Sächs. Sts. E. B.).
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 166 years ago, in 1860.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1860–1876
- retired
- 1925
- status
- retired
- number built
- 41
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik, Borsig, Berliner Maschinenbau, Henschel & Sohn
- top speed
- 85 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2378578, Wikipedia: Saxon VI (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.