#0507
Saxon VII T
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1882· class of 42 German 0-4-0T locomotives
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- 1. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-15765-0009, Dampflok "Werk-Lok 2": Schmidtke· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
what is it?
The Saxon Class VII T were twin-coupled tank engines of the Royal Saxon State Railways designed for branch line (Sekundärbahn) operations. In 1925, the Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped these locomotives 1925 into their Class 98.70.
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 144 years ago, in 1882.
- Served for 85 years (1882–1967).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1882–1894
- in service from
- 1882
- retired
- 1967
- status
- retired
- number built
- 42
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn, Royal Saxon State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2378597, Wikipedia: Saxon VII T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.