LDE – Renner to Greif
Encyclopedia
The German locomotive series Renner to Greif comprised passenger train, tender locomotive
s operated by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway (LDE).
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to the LDE. They were given the names: RENNER, STURM, ELEPHANT, WILLIAM CURTLEY and GREIF.
These locomotives were retired between 1851 and 1858.
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 five locomotives were delivered in 1837 and 1839 by Kirtley, WarringtonWarrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
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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...
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
- 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
- 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