LDE – Robert Stephenson
The Robert Stephenson was an early, passenger train, tender locomotive operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company or LDE.
| LDE - ROBERT STEPHENSON | |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Robert Stephenson & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Year(s) of manufacture | 1838 – 1840 |
| Retired | by 1860 |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-2-2 |
| Axle arrangement | 1A1 n2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Driving wheel diameter | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6.0 in) |
| Carrying wheel diameter | NK |
| No. of cylinders | 2 |
| Cylinder bore | 305 mm (12.0 in) |
| Piston stroke | 457 mm (18.0 in) |
| Boiler Overpressure | 4,0 at |
| Heating tube length | 2,438 mm (8 ft 0 in) |
| Evaporative heating area | NK |
The locomotive was delivered to the LDE in 1838 by Robert Stephenson & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with factory number 205. It was retired sometime between 1857 and 1860.
See also
- Royal Saxon State Railways
- List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
- Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
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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