LDE – Peter Rothwell to Nordlicht

The Peter Rothwell to Nordlicht series of steam engines were early, passenger train, tender locomotivess operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn or LDE) in Germany.

LDE - PETER ROTHWELL to NORDLICHT
Quantity6
ManufacturerRothwell
Year(s) of manufacture1838–1840
Retiredto 1864
Wheel arrangement2-2-2
Axle arrangement1A1 n2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Driving wheel diameter1,525 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Carrying wheel diameterNK
No. of cylinders2
Cylinder bore279 mm (11 in)
Piston stroke457 mm (18 in)
Boiler Overpressure4 kg/cm2 (390 kPa; 57 psi)
Heating tube length2,286 mm (7 ft 6 in)
Evaporative heating areaNK

History

The six locomotives were delivered from 1838 to 1840 by Rothwell, England to the LDE. They were given the names PETER ROTHWELL, SALAMANDER, MAGDEBURG, SIMSON, ALTENBURG and NORDLICHT.

The engines were retired between 1856 and 1864.

See also

Sources

    • Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1 (in German). Berlin: transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.
    • Preuß, Erich; Preuß, Rainer (1991). Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen (in German). Berlin: transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-344-70700-0.
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