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LDE - PETER ROTHWELL to NORDLICHT
Type and origin
BuilderRothwell
Build date1838–1840
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,525 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Carrying wheel diameterNK
Boiler:
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Heating tube length2,286 mm (7 ft 6 in)
Boiler pressure4 kg/cm2 (390 kPa; 57 psi)
Heating surfaceNK
Cylinders2
Cylinder size279 mm (11 in)
Piston stroke457 mm (18 in)
Career
Retiredto 1864

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.

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.[page needed]
  • Preuß, Erich; Preuß, Rainer (1991). Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen (in German). Berlin: transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-344-70700-0.[page needed]
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