The Saxon Class VIII 1 were early German

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steam locomotives built for the Royal Saxon State Railways (''Königlich Sächsische Staats-Eisenbahn'') for express train services. The engines were deployed on the railway route between Dresden and

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. They were based on a prototype from Württemberg. They were fitted with an American

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and had a high outer firebox instead of the second

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. As a result, the boiler was also pitched higher. These locomotives were over 50 years old when they were retired around 1922 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn before being given a new classification.

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