LDE – Renner to Greif

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

LDE - RENNER to GREIF
Quantity5
ManufacturerThomas Kirtley & Co., Warrington
Year(s) of manufacture1837–1839
Retiredby 1858
Wheel arrangement2-2-2
Axle arrangement1A1 n2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Empty weight8.75 tonnes (8.61 long tons; 9.65 short tons)
Driving wheel diameter1,524 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Carrying wheel diameter1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
No. of cylinders2
Cylinder bore292 mm (11 12 in)
Piston stroke457 mm (18 in)
Boiler Overpressure4 kg/cm2 (390 kPa; 57 psi)
No. of heating tubes96
Heating tube length2,080 mm (6 ft 10 in)
Grate area0.76 m2 (8.2 sq ft)
Radiative heating area5.5 m2 (59 sq ft)
Evaporative heating area31.0 m2 (334 sq ft)

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.

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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