Saxon V K

As Saxon genus VK called the Royal Saxon State Railways eight-coupled narrow gauge steam locomotives which were designed especially for the Müglitztal web. The German Reichsbahn ordered the locomotives from 1925 into the series 99.61.

History

For the tilt rich Müglitztal track of Mügeln after Geising - Altenberg Saxon Maschinenfabrik developed in Chemnitz an eight-coupled locomotive that should handle the operations on this route better than the genera previously used IK and IV K. In the years 1901 and 1905 to 1907, a total of nine locomotives into service. The specimens from 1905 had a slightly larger cab.

Although the new engine with Klien - Lindner axles allowed now driving through the tight curves with a four -coupled locomotive, but eventually the new genus VK shown to be as complicated and expensive as the proven maintenance- genus IV K.

All nine machines with the numbers 201-209 were adopted after 1920 by the German Reichsbahn and received in 1925 the new numbers 99611-99 619

In the years 1934 and 1942, the locomotives were completely scrapped. Presumably, some locomotives are in the front line on one of the battlefields of the Second World War, remained.

Technical Features

The boiler in its dimensions to the genus IV K. The boiler feeding was carried out with two Friedmann injectors.

When the steam engine was a two cylinder compound engine, which drove the second coupled axle. The right arranged low-pressure cylinder was positioned slightly tilted because of its large diameter. The first and fourth dome axis were performed as Klien - Lindner- hollow axle which required an outer frame with Hall 's cranks. The hollow axles were set via arranged crosswise tie rods together radially.

In order to brake the locomotive steam brake and a brake lever throw was intended originally. In addition, the locomotives had the equipment for Heberleinbremse. Even before 1920, the locomotives were given then the new Körting vacuum brake for locomotive and train.

The water supply was housed in side tanks, the coal was in a box behind the cab.

Use

The six locomotives procured preferred arrived on the Müglitztal car to use. Even after the appearance of stronger VI K locomotives remained on this route. After the conversion of the Müglitztal track on standard gauge in the 1930s, the locomotives were then converted to other routes. Busy is the use of locomotives in Mügelner and Thumer network and on the distance pigeons home Dürrhennersdorf.