#6451
Saxon XII H2
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· class of 169 German 4-6-0 locomotives
.jpg)
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Dampflokomotive 38 205 Chemnitz Hilbersdorf: Geme· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 2. Saxonian XII H2 locomotive at Camp Williams, Is-sur-Tille, France, 9 June 1919 (111-SC-159661): Sgt. Musler, U.S. Army Signal Corps photo 111-SC-159661· Public domain
what is it?
The Saxon Class XII H2 steam locomotives (also nicknamed Sächsischer Rollwagen or 'Saxon rollers') were bought by the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen) specifically for the mountainous areas of Saxony. They were built by Hartmann between 1910 and 1927 in Chemnitz. The design of this passenger train locomotive was carried out in parallel with that of the express train classes, the Saxon X H1 and Saxon XII H. A total of 159 examples of this powerful locomotive were built by 1922.
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.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 169
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- operators
- Royal Saxon State Railways
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q319388, Wikipedia: Saxon XII H2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.