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 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Service weight 25 t
Adhesive weight 17 t
Axle load 8.5 t
Driving wheel diameter 1,524 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 3,200 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.

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