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Saxon XX HV
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1918· class of 23 German 2-8-2 locomotives
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- 1. Dampflokomotive 19 017 Chemnitz Hilbersdorf: Geme· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
what is it?
The Saxon Class XX HV were German eight-coupled express train, tender locomotives built for the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen) just after the First World War. The locomotives, which became known as the 'Pride of Saxony' (Sachsenstolz) were the first and only German express locomotives with a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement and, at the time of their appearance, were the largest express engines in the whole of Europe. In 1925, the Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped these locomotive into their DRG Class 19.0.
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 108 years ago, in 1918.
- Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 49 years (1918–1967).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1918–1923
- in service from
- 1918
- retired
- 1967
- status
- retired
- number built
- 23
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- operators
- Royal Saxon State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2
- weight
- 90.3 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2378680, Wikipedia: Saxon XX HV (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.