LDE – Dresden to Riesa
| LDE – DRESDEN to RIESA | |
|---|---|
| Quantity: | 3 |
| Manufacturer: | Hawthorn, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Year(s) of manufacture: | 1844, 1846 |
| Retired: | by 1867 |
| Wheel arrangement: | 2-4-0 |
| Axle arrangement: | 1B n2 |
| Gauge: | 1435 mm |
| Service weight: | 25 t |
| Adhesive weight: | 17 t |
| Axle load: | 8.5 t |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1524 mm |
| Carrying wheel diameter: | NK |
| No. of cylinders: | 2 |
| Cylinder bore: | 356 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 559 mm |
| Boiler Overpressure: | 5.0 at |
| Heating tube length: | 3200 mm |
| Grate area: | 0.98 m² |
| Evaporative heating area: | 65.0 m² |
The DRESDEN to RIESA series of early German steam engines, were tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (LDE).
History
The three locomotives were delivered in 1844 and 1846 to the LDE by Hawthorn of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They were christened DRESDEN, LEIPZIG and RIESA.
The locomotives were retired between 1861 and 1867.
See also
- Royal Saxon State Railways
- List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
- Saxonia (locomotive)
- Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
Sources
- Fritz Näbrich, Günter Meyer, Reiner Preuß: Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1, transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen, Berlin, 1983
- Erich Preuß, Rainer Preuß: Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen, transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin, 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany