LDE – Robert Stephenson
| LDE - ROBERT STEPHENSON | |
|---|---|
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | Robert Stephenson & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Year(s) of manufacture: | 1838 – 1840 |
| Retired: | by 1860 |
| Wheel arrangement: | 2-2-2 |
| Axle arrangement: | 1A1 n2 |
| Gauge: | 1,435 mm |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1,676 mm |
| Carrying wheel diameter: | NK |
| No. of cylinders: | 2 |
| Cylinder bore: | 305 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 457 mm |
| Boiler Overpressure: | 4,0 at |
| Heating tube length: | 2,438 mm |
| Evaporative heating area: | NK |
The Robert Stephenson was an early, passenger train, tender locomotive operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company or LDE.
The locomotive was delivered to the LDE in 1838 by Robert Stephenson & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with factory number 205. It was retired sometime between 1857 and 1860.
See also
- Royal Saxon State Railways
- List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
- 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