Jump to content

LDE – Robert Stephenson

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by DePiep (talk | contribs) at 01:13, 15 January 2017 (Tempate:Infobox Schienenfahrzeug - set parameter boxtype (via JWB)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

LDE - ROBERT STEPHENSON
Type and origin
BuilderRobert Stephenson & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne
Build date1838 – 1840
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,676 mm (5 ft 6.0 in)
Carrying wheel diameterNK
Boiler:
​
Heating tube length2,438 mm (8 ft 0 in)
Boiler pressure4,0 at
Heating surfaceNK
Cylinders2
Cylinder size305 mm (12.0 in)
Piston stroke457 mm (18.0 in)
Career
Retiredby 1860

The Robert Stephenson was an early, passenger train, tender locomotive operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company or LDE.

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

Sources

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

This German rail transport related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This steam locomotive-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LDE_–_Robert_Stephenson&oldid=760111632"