The Saxon Class IX
was a class of German, eight-coupled, tender locomotives built for the
Royal Saxon State Railways
The Royal Saxon State Railways () were the state-owned railways operating in the Kingdom of Saxony from 1869 to 1918. From 1918 until their merger into the Deutsche Reichsbahn the title 'Royal' was dropped and they were just called the Saxon State ...
(''Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen'') for
goods train
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duties.
History
These
steam locomotives
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were brought into service, after it was clear that the
Saxon Class I V (later DRG Class 55) could no longer the demands placed on it. The locomotive had a hollow,
Klien-Lindner axle
The Klien-Lindner axle (German: ''Klien-Lindner-Hohlachse'') is a special type of hollow driving axle on steam locomotives that enable better curve running due to its ability to slide transversely. It was developed by the German engineers, Ewald ...
at the back and, initially, a long steam collection pipe above the centre of the
boiler
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which was replaced on later models by two
steam domes and a connecting pipe. Twenty machines were delivered by the firm of
Hartmann
Hartmann is a German surname. It is less frequently used as a male given name. The name originates from the Germanic word, "hart", which translates in English to "hardy", "hard", or "tough" and " Mann", a suffix meaning "man", "person", or "husband ...
as wet steam engines, a further 30 with a ''Schmidt'' smoke tube
superheater
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.
The
Deutsche Reichsbahn
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took over 16 of the first series and gave them the running numbers 56 501–56 516. Of the second batch, 25 were taken on with numbers 56 601–56 625.
The vehicle were coupled with
tenders of Saxon classes sä 3 T 9, sä 3 T 12 or sä 3 T 13.
See also
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Royal Saxon State Railways
The Royal Saxon State Railways () were the state-owned railways operating in the Kingdom of Saxony from 1869 to 1918. From 1918 until their merger into the Deutsche Reichsbahn the title 'Royal' was dropped and they were just called the Saxon State ...
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List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
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References
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