Saxon III K

III K
DRG Class 99.754
Hartmann's works photo of No. 43 (1781 of 1891)
Type and origin
Builder
Build date
  • Krauss: 1889
  • Hartmann: 1891
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-6-2T
  GermanK 34.7
Gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in)
Coupled dia.855 mm (2 ft 9+58 in)
Length:
  Over couplers
  • 35–36: 8,980 mm (29 ft 5+12 in)
  • 43–46: 9,000 mm (29 ft 6+14 in)
Width1,986 mm (6 ft 6+14 in)
Height3,000 mm (9 ft 10+18 in)
Axle load
  • 35–36: 6.2 t (6.1 long tons; 6.8 short tons)
  • 43–46: 6.4 t (6.3 long tons; 7.1 short tons)
Adhesive weight
  • 35–36: 18.6 t (18.3 long tons; 20.5 short tons)
  • 43–46: 19.2 t (18.9 long tons; 21.2 short tons)
Empty weight
  • 35–36: 19.3 t (19.0 long tons; 21.3 short tons)
  • 43–46: 20.4 t (20.1 long tons; 22.5 short tons)
Service weight
  • 35–36: 24.7 t (24.3 long tons; 27.2 short tons)
  • 43–46: 26.3 t (25.9 long tons; 29.0 short tons)
Boiler:
No. of heating tubes97
Heating tube length3,500 mm (11 ft 5+34 in)
Boiler pressure10 kgf/cm2 (981 kPa; 142 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
  Firebox0.9 m2 (9.7 sq ft)
  Radiative
  • 35–36: 3.8 m2 (41 sq ft)
  • 43–46: 3.9 m2 (42 sq ft)
  Tubes42.4 m2 (456 sq ft)
  Evaporative
  • 35–36: 46.26 m2 (497.9 sq ft)
  • 43–46: 46.29 m2 (498.3 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size324 mm (12+34 in)
Piston stroke400 mm (15+34 in)
Valve gearStephenson / Klose
Train brakesHeberlein brake
Performance figures
Maximum speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Indicated power195 PS (143 kW; 192 hp)
Tractive effort:
  Starting28.93 kN (6,500 lbf)
Career
Numbers
  • K.Sä.St.E.: 35–36, 43–46
  • DRG: 99 7541–7542, 99 7543–7546
Retired1925–1926
DispositionAll Scrapped

The Saxon III K (three K) were a class of six 0-6-2T locomotives of the Royal Saxon State Railways with a track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in). In 1925, the Deutsche Reichsbahn grouped these locomotives into their DRG Class 99.754.