#0668
Saxon VIb V
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1889· class of 14 German 2-4-0 locomotives
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- 1. VIb V: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Saxon Class VIb V {\displaystyle \textstyle {\mathfrak {V}}} were four-coupled, tender locomotives in express train service with the Royal Saxon State Railways. In 1925, the Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped these engines into DRG Class 34.8.
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.
- Served for 36 years (1889–1925).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1889
- in service from
- 1889
- retired
- 1925
- status
- retired
- number built
- 14
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- operators
- Royal Saxon State Railways
- top speed
- 85 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2378618, Wikipedia: Saxon VIb V (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.