This list contains the locomotives and railbuses of the Royal Saxon State Railways (Königlich Saxon Staatseisenbahnen) and the locomotives of the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company.
Leipzig-Dresden Railway
The Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn or LDE) started up its operations between 1837 and 1839, successively opening its sections of line, and was therefore the first German long distance railway. It remained independent for nearly three decades and was only absorbed into the Royal Saxon State Railways on 1 June 1876.
The LDE locomotives were only classified by name.
LDE nameState railway class (to 1896)State railway number(s)(to 1892)QuantityYear(s) of manufactureTypeRemarks COLUMBUS 1 1835 B n2 Built by Winans (USA), so-called "Crab class"; given in payment for the locomotive PEGASUS in 1842 COMET and FAUST 2 1835–1837 B n2 Built by Rothwell (GB), driving wheel diameter 1372 mm; COMET rebuilt in 1842 into B1 n2, retired by 1848 BLITZ and WINDSBRAUT 2 1836–1837 B n2 Built by Rothwell (GB), driving wheel diameter 1524 mm; rebuilt in 1842 into B1 n2, retired by 1848 RENNER to GREIF 5 1837–1839 1A1 n2 Built by Kirtley (GB), retired by 1869 PETER ROTHWELL to NORDLICHT 6 1838–1840 1A1 n2 Built by Rothwell (GB), retired by 1864 ROBERT STEPHENSON 1 1838 1A1 n2 Built by Stephenson (GB), retired 1858 EDWARD BURY to PFEIL 4 1838 B n2 Built by Bury (GB), retired by 1854 SAXONIA 1 1838 B1 n2 Built by Übigau; carrying axle removed in 1840/41 (B n2), 1844 mothballed PEGASUS 1 1839 1A1 n2 Built by the Sächsische Maschinenfabrik Co., Chemnitz, bought in 1842 after lengthy trials; retired 1862 PHÖNIX 1 1840 1A1 n2 Built by Übigau, not bought after trials BRÜSSEL 1 1842 1A1 n2 Built by Renard (B), retired 1860 DRESDEN to RIESA 3 1844–1846 1B n2 Built by Hawthorn (GB), retired by 1867 WURZEN and OSCHATZ 2 1847 1B n2 Built by Borsig, retired by 1868 ELBE to HAYN 5 1848–1849 1A1 n2 Built by Borsig, retired by 1868 RICHARD HARTMANN to ZWICKAU 3 1849 1A1 n2 Built by Hartmann, retired by 1868 COMET to SAALE B II from 1886: B IIa 613–626 14 1852–1859 1B n2 Mixed traffic locomotives, built by Borsig HAMBURG to BREMEN 4 1854 1A1 n2 Passenger train locomotives, built by Borsig; 1873–1876 in B1 n2t and B1n2 rebuilt SAXONIA to ALTHEN H VIa, B VIa 544–571 28 1856–1868 1A1 n2 Express train locomotives, built by Hartmann and Borsig BORSDORF to ZITTAU K III from 1885: K II 584–603 20 1866–1868 1B n2 Mixed traffic locomotives, built by Esslingen MOLDAU to MULDE K III from 1885: K II 604–612 9 1874–1875 1B n2 Mixed traffic locomotives, built by Esslingen MANNHEIM to DOLDENHORN K V, Sigl V, Hsch V 514-543 30 1868–1876 C n2 Goods train locomotives, built by Esslingen, Sigl and Henschel Nos. 3 to 6 W VII T 628–631 4 1874 B n2t Shunting locomotives, built by Wöhlert MEISSEN to WILHELM SEYFFERTH Hsch VI 572–583 12 1875–1876 1B n2 Express train locomotives, built by Henschel St II T 635–636 (2) (1856) 1B n2t Taken over in 1869 with the Großenhain–Priestewitz branch; appeared in 1856 as a rebuild of the Bavarian E. Nos. 7 to 9 B IIa T 632–634 (3) (1873–1875) B1 n2t Rebuilt from 1A1 locomotives by Borsig, built in 1854 BREMEN B II 627 (1) (1875) B1 n2t
Royal Saxon State Railways
Description of the Locomotives Initially all locomotives were classified by name as was common practice. This was usual on all engines up to 1892. From 1893 to 1900 only passenger and express train locomotives still carried name plates. Thereafter name plates on all locomotives, apart from old shunting and branch line engines, were removed.
Specific groups of names were supposed to be allocated to the different classes (e.g. rivers, alpine peaks, American cities).
In addition to their names the locomotives were given 'list numbers' (Listennummern or Bahnnummern) that were also displayed on the engines from 1869 onwards. A new numbering scheme was introduced in 1892, which attempted to bring in some sort of orderly system. However it was not successful.
Because this system was confusing and impractical with the ever-rising quantity of locomotives, in 1869 a system of distinguishing between the individual classes was introduced in 1869. This system was based on an abbreviation of the manufacturer's name and a Roman numeral for each type of locomotive.
Only two years later this system was changed and the numbers were used to classify engines based on specific wheel arrangements, the manufacturer's abbreviations being retained. In addition the letters "a" (for alt = 'old') and "b" (for neu = 'new') were added.
ClassTypeI1B with Long Boiler from 1845II1B with Long Boiler from 1845III1B with Long Boiler from 1852IIIa1B with low firebox, built in 1853IIIb1B passenger train locomotives, built in 1871IV1'B locomotives for mountain routes (including tank engines), from 1856Va and VC goods train locomotives from 1855VI1B fast stopping (Eilzug) locomotives from 1858VIa1A1 locomotives from 1848VIIB mixed traffic locomotives from 1868VIII2'B locomotives from 1857
Later on, there were further changes to the classification system. Letters were introduced to indicate locomotive classes as follows:
F for Fairlie locomotives (from 1885) M for Meyer locomotives (from 1889) Kl for Klose locomotives (from 1889)
and as supplementary information (after the class number):
T for tank locomotives (from 1876) K for 750-mm narrow gauge locomotives (sometimes also in front of the class number) S for Sekundärbahn locomotives (from 1884) O for omnibus train locomotives (from 1885) C for compound (Verbund) locomotives (from 1887), replaced by... for compound locomotives (from 1889) M for metre gauge locomotives for superheated locomotives.
In 1885 the supplementary letter "b" was given the meaning 'movable carrying axle'. The last major reorganisation of the classification system took place in 1896. The manufacturer's name was dropped. New classes of express train and goods train locomotives were given even class numbers and goods train, branch line and shunting locomotives were given odd numbers. Narrow gauge locomotives were given new class designations beginning with I. Locomotives of the same class however with different driving wheel diameters were given the additional number 1 (express train locomotives) and 2 (passenger train locomotives).
Steam locomotives
Early locomotives for all types of train
ClassRailway number(s)DRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) of manufactureTypeRemarks Saxonia to Tiger 1842–1843 1B n2 Only in service with the Saxon-Bavarian and Saxon-Bohemian Railways, not given a class number I 1844–1852 1B n2 Various types, even rebuilt to tank locomotives, formerly classified as St I, St I (ex St II), St II (ex St III), St IIT, C I, B I, B II, H I (H IT), K I (K IT), B IIaT 1854 1A1 n2 B1 n2 Rebuilt into B1 n2, one locomotive classified as B II IIa 1851–1859 1B n2 Various types, even rebuilt to tank locomotives, formerly classified as H II (H IIT/H IIaT), H III, B IIa (B III, B II), B II (B IV, B III), W II (W I, W III) IIIa 1853 1B n2 Formerly classified as: B IIIa (B V), W IIIa (W), H IIIa (H III)
Passenger and express train locomotives
Class (from 1896)Railway number(s) (from 1892)DRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) of manufactureTypeRemarksVIa 8–10 3 1861–1862 1A1 n2 Originally Class H VI, from 1868: H VIa 1–7, 11–16 28 1856–1868 1A1 n2 Originally classes H VI a and B VIa; taken over in 1876 along with the LDE VI 17–51 41 1860–1870 1B n2 Originally classes H VI and B VI 54–59 6 1874 1B n2 Originally Class Hsch VI; taken over in 1876 with the Saxon section of the former Berlin-Dresden Railway 60–71 12 1875–1876 1B n2 Originally Class Hsch VI; taken over in 1876 with the LDE VIb 52–53 (2) (1885) 1′B n2 Rebuilt from Class H VI with Nowotny bogie, new class H VIb VIII 1, to 1900: VIIIb 93–100, from 1914: 99–100 8 1870 2′B n2 Originally Class K II, from 1871: K VIII, from 1885: K VIIIb III 201–273 34 7611 87 1871–1873 1B n2 Originally classes H IIIb and K IIIb, from 1885: H III and K III; 14 units rebuilt in 1885 into 1'B n2 as Class K IIIb IIIb 274–287 52 7001 (14) (1885) 1′B n2 Rebuilt from Class K III with Nowotny bogie, new Class K IIIb 288–491 34 7701–7702, 34 7721–7807 204 1873–1901 1′B n2 Originally Schw IIIb, H IIIb and Hsch IIIb; Nos. 310–319 taken over in 1876 with the Muldenthal Railway; Nos. 335–337 taken over in 1876 with the Zwickau-Falkenstein Railway; Nos. 338–345 taken over in 1876 with the Chemnitz-Komotau Railway; No. 485 taken over in 1896 with the Altenburg-Zeitz Railway; Nos. 486–491 taken over with the Zittau-Reichenberg Railway VIb V 161–174 34 8011 14 1886–1890 1′B n2v Originally Class H VIb, from 1887: H VIb C, from 1889: H VIb V IIIb V 501–518 34 7901–7902 18 1889–1892 1′B n2v Originally Class H IIIb V , to 1900: VIIIb 2 101–120 13 7001–7012 20 1891–1894 2′B n2 Originally Class H VIIIb, to 1900: VIIIb V1 121–140 13 7101–7112 20 1896–1897 2′B n2v 141–152 13 1501–1511 12 1900 VIII V2, to 1900: VIIIb V2 519–636 36 901–919, 36 921–948, 36 951–1014 118 1896–1902 2′B n2v X V 175–176, from 1902: 181–195 14 201–215 15 1900–1903 2′B1′ n4v 1–6 17 601–606 6 1906 2′C h4 7–14, 22–55 17 701–755 42 1908–1914 2′C h4v 15–21 17 801–804 7 1909 2′C h2 81–98 14 301–317 18 1909–1913 2′B1 h2XII H2 651–697, from 1918: 3651–3809 38 201–324 159 1910–1922 2′C h2 38 325–334 10 1927 Copy, delivered with DRG numbers XVIII H 196–205 18 001–010 10 1917–1918 2′C1′ h3 XX HV 66–80, 206–213 19 001–023 23 1918–1923 1′D1′ h4v
Mixed traffic locomotives
ClassRailway number(s)DRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) of manufactureTypeRemarks 98 7311–7312 1854–1875 1B n2 Various types, formerly classified as: H II (H III), K II (K III), B II (B III), Schi II (Schi III) 1858–1872 1′B n2 Formerly classified as: H IV, H IVb, IVb 98 7111–7113 1868–1876 B n2 Formerly classified as: H VII, Schw VII (Schw I)
Goods train locomotives
Class (from 1896)Railway number(s) (from 1892)DRG number(s)QuantityYear(s) of manufactureTypeRemarks V a 797–800 4 1855–1863 C n2 Originally H Vb, from 1871: H Va; Taken over in 1868 with the Albert Railway V 801–920, 937–971, 980–984, from 1900: 2801…2984 53 8201–8211 178 1859–1887 C n2 Originally classes H V, Schw V and Hsch V; 6 units sold in 1868 to the Berlin-Görlitz Railway; 12 units returned in 1877 to Hartmann for sale to the Russian Army; Nos. 880–884 taken over in 1882 with the Saxon-Thuringian East-West Railway; Nos. 861–865 taken over in 1888 with the Saxon section of the former Berlin-Dresden Railway 921–936, 972–979, 985–990, from 1900: 2921…2990 30 1868–1876 C n2 Originally classes K V, Sigl V and Hsch V; Taken over in 1876 with the LDE 991, from 1900: 2991 1 1886 C n2 Originally Class U V; same as Prussian G 3; taken over in 1888 with the Saxon section of the former Berlin-Dresden RailwayV V 1001–1064 53 601–729 164 1885–1901 C n2v Originally Class H V C, from 1889: H V V and Sigl V V 1000 53 751 1 1920 C n2v Follow-on order using a spare boiler from a Turkish order 1251–1280 55 6001–6013 30 1898–1903 B′B n4v Articulated Mallet locomotiveIX V 751–770 56 501–516 20 1902–1906 1′D n2v 1281–1282 2 1919 1′D n2v kkStB 170, taken over from an order by the kkStB; Sold in 1922 to BBÖ 771–800 56 601–625 30 1907–1908 1′D h2v 701–708 57 101–105 8 1905 E h2 With Gölsdorf running gear (drive on fourth coupled axle) 709–710 57 201–202 2 1905 E h2v With Gölsdorf running gear (drive on fourth coupled axle) 869–897 57 203–218 29 1915–1918 711–712 57 021–022 2 1905 E n2v With Gölsdorf running gear (drive on fourth coupled axle) 713–750, 801–868 57 001–014, 57 023–080 106 1909–1915 XIII H 1165–1184 58 101–114 20 1917 1′E h3 Modified copy of the Prussian G 121 1185–1226 58 401–442 42 1919–1921 1′E h3 Same as Prussian G 12 58 443–462 20 1924 Copy, delivered with DRG numbers
Tank locomotives