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SäStB 565 ‘Biberach’ (Hartmann
2377/1899). This locomotive represents the third production version. Later it
became DRG
36 945 and its withdrawal date is not known. Source: www.commons.wikimedia.org.
Side drawing of the
first production version. Source: Lokomotiv-Archiv
Sachsen (see References).
According to the Internet source, this is a
photo of SäStB 547 ‘Jocketa’ (Hartmann
2260/1898), taken on April 22, 1898. However, service number 36 929 suggest
that it was taken much latter, following its impression into DRG. Or
perhaps the plate was inserted during retouching. This locomotive was written
off in August 1930. Source: www.commons.wikimedia.org.
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In
1896 state railways of Saxony (Königlich Sächsischen Staatseisenbahnen)
introduced express (class VIIIbV1, later VIII V1) and
passenger (class VIIIbV2, later VIII V2) steam
locomotives which shared many design features. Both featured Belpaire-type firebox, Heusinger
valve gear, compound steam engine and 2-2-0 axle arrangement, but the latter
had smaller drivers and shortened boiler with reduced grate area. First batch
of the passenger engines numbered twenty examples, built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
vorm. Richard Hartmann between 1896 and 1897.
They were assigned service numbers 519 through 538 and all were given
individual names, taken from German towns and cities. The same manufacturer
delivered between 1897 and 1899 two subsequent batches, of ten and twenty
examples, respectively, with service numbers 539 through 568 and individual
names. These belonged to the second version, with cylinders enlarged in
diameter from 440/650 to 460/680 mm, slightly higher tractive effort,
modified cab and other minor refinements. Third version was built between
1900 and 1902 by Hartmann (43), Schwartzkopff
(ten), Esslingen (ten) and Linke-Hofmann (five), bringing total output
to 118. Third variant featured modified boiler with the number of flues
increased from 216 to 254, which resulted in total evaporating surface
increase from 112.1 to 130.8 sq.m. Boiler pressure
was increased from 12 to 13 bar. These engines were numbered 569 through 636
and had no individual names. First version was typically coupled with
three-axle 3T9 tenders; later much larger four-axle 2’2’T16 and finally
2’2’T21 were standardized. Class
VIII V2 was the most numerous SäStB passenger locomotive type
and dominated mainline traffic at least until 1910, when superheated XII H2
was introduced. Due to comparatively small drivers it performed well even on
mountain lines. As many as 111 examples survived in Germany until 1925, when
they were given DRG service numbers
36 901 through 919 (first version), 36 921 through 948 (second
version) and 36 951 through 1014 (third version). Last were withdrawn in
1931. Six engines were written off before 1925 and one, No. 528 ‘Meuselwitz’ (Hartmann
2200/1897) was left in Poland by withdrawing German forces in 1918. This
locomotive, from the first production batch, was taken over by PKP and in 1925 numbered Od101-1.
Little is known about its service, apart from the fact that it was written
off between 1927 and 1931. No engine of this type has been preserved. Main
technical data
Note: data for the first version with
three-axle tender.
References
and acknowledgments
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Lokomotiv-Archiv Sachsen by Fritz Näbrich, Günter Meyer and Reiner Preuß
(Transpress, 1984); -
Ingo Hütter’s website www.beitraege.lokomotive.de; -
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