LDE – Dresden to Riesa
Encyclopedia
The DRESDEN to RIESA series of early German steam engines, were tender locomotive
s operated by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway (LDE).
, England
. They were christened DRESDEN, LEIPZIG and RIESA.
The locomotives were retired between 1861 and 1867.
Tender locomotive
A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing the locomotive's fuel and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, so tenders are necessary to keep the locomotive running over long distances. A locomotive...
s operated by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway (LDE).
History
The three locomotives were delivered in 1844 and 1846 to the LDE by Hawthorn of Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. They were christened DRESDEN, LEIPZIG and RIESA.
The locomotives were retired between 1861 and 1867.
See also
- Royal Saxon State RailwaysRoyal Saxon State RailwaysThe Royal Saxon State Railways were the state-owned railways operating in the Kingdom of Saxony from 1869 to 1918...
- List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
- Saxonia (locomotive)Saxonia (locomotive)The locomotive Saxonia was operated by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway Company and was the first practical working steam locomotive built in Germany. Its name means Saxony in Latin.- History :...
- Leipzig-Dresden Railway
Sources
- Fritz Näbrich, Günter Meyer, Reiner Preuß: Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1, transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen, Berlin, 1983
- Erich Preuß, Rainer Preuß: Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen, transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin, 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany