Saxon VI K

Saxon VI K
DR Class 99.64–65, 99.67–71
99 651 plinted at Steinheim an der Murr in August 2007
Type and origin
Builder
Build date
  • 99.64–65: 1918–1919
  • 99.67–71: 1923–1927
Total produced
  • 99.64–65: 15
  • 99.67–71: 47
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte0-10-0T
  GermanK 55.8
Gauge750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in)
Coupled dia.800 mm (2 ft 7+12 in)
Length:
  Over couplers
  • 99.64–65: 8,680 mm (28 ft 5+34 in)
  • 99.67–71: 8,990 mm (29 ft 5+78 in)
Width2,400 mm (7 ft 10+12 in)
Height3,550 mm (11 ft 7+34 in)
Adhesive weight
  • 99.64–65: 40.40 t (39.76 long tons; 44.53 short tons)
  • 99.67–71: 42.25 t (41.58 long tons; 46.57 short tons)
Empty weight
  • 99.64–65: 30.40 t (29.92 long tons; 33.51 short tons)
  • 99.67–71: 32.50 t (31.99 long tons; 35.83 short tons)
Service weight
  • 99.64–65: 40.40 t (39.76 long tons; 44.53 short tons)
  • 99.67–71: 42.25 t (41.58 long tons; 46.57 short tons)
Fuel capacity
  • 99.64–65: 2.0 t (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons)
  • 99.67–71: 2.5 t (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons)
Water cap.4.50 m3 (990 imp gal; 1,190 US gal)
Boiler:
  Tube plates3,240 mm (10 ft 7+12 in)
Boiler pressure14 kgf/cm2 (1.37 MPa; 199 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
  Firebox1.61 m2 (17.3 sq ft)
  Radiative6.06 m2 (65.2 sq ft)
  Evaporative64.32 m2 (692.3 sq ft)
Superheater:
  Heating area24.50 m2 (263.7 sq ft)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size430 mm (16+1516 in)
Piston stroke400 mm (15+34 in)
Valve gearWalschaerts (Heusinger)
Loco brake
  • Körting vacuum brake
  • Heberlein cable brake
  • Knorr air brake
Performance figures
Maximum speed30 km/h (19 mph)
Indicated power480 PS (353 kW; 473 hp)
Tractive effort:
  Starting76.20 kN (17,130 lbf)
Career
Numbers
  • 99.64–65: Sä.St.E: 210–224 → DRG 99 641 – 99 655
  • 99.67–71: DRG: 99 671 – 99 717
Retired
  • 99.64–65: by 1969
  • 99.67–71: by 1974

The Saxon VI K were a class of 750-mm gauge 0-10-0T locomotives of the Royal Saxon States Railways with a gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+12 in). In 1925 the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRG) grouped the locomotives into class 99.64–65; from 1923 to 1927 the procured more locomotives of this type which were grouped in to class 99.67–71.