LDE – Dresden to Riesa

The DRESDEN to RIESA series of early German steam engines, were tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (LDE).

LDE – DRESDEN to RIESA
Type and origin Builder Hawthorn, Newcastle upon Tyne Build date 1844, 1846 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-4-0 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,524 mm Carrying wheel diameter NK Axle load 8.5 t Adhesive weight 17 t Service weight 25 t Boiler: ​ Heating tube length 3,200 mm Boiler pressure 5.0 at Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 0.98 m2  • Evaporative 65.0 m2 Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 356 mm Piston stroke 559 mm
Career Retired by 1867

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

• Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1 (in German). Berlin: transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.
• Näbrich, Fritz; Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 68–60, 63, 122. ISBN 3-87094-096-4.
• Preuß, Erich; Preuß, Rainer (1991). Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen (in German). Berlin: transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-344-70700-0.