LDE – Renner to Greif

LDE - RENNER to GREIF
Quantity 5
Manufacturer Thomas Kirtley & Co., Warrington
Year(s) of manufacture 1837 – 1839
Retired by 1858
Wheel arrangement 2-2-2
Axle arrangement 1A1
Axle arrangement 1A1 n2
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Empty weight 8.75 t
Driving wheel diameter 1,524 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Carrying wheel diameter 1,067 mm (3 ft 6.0 in)
No. of cylinders 2
Cylinder bore 292 mm (11.5 in)
Piston stroke 457 mm (18.0 in)
Boiler Overpressure 4.0 atü
No. of heating tubes 96
Heating tube length 2,080 mm (6 ft 10 in)
Grate area 0.76 m²
Radiative heating area 5.5 m²
Evaporative heating area 31.0 m²

The German locomotive series Renner to Greif comprised passenger train, tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (LDE).

History

The five locomotives were delivered in 1837 and 1839 by Thomas Kirtley & Co., Warrington, Lancashire to the LDE. They were given the names: RENNER, STURM, ELEPHANT, WILLIAM CURTLEY and GREIF.

These locomotives were retired between 1851 and 1858.

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Sources

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