LDE – Robert Stephenson
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The Robert Stephenson was an early, passenger train, tender locomotive
operated by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway 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.
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...
operated by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway or LDE.
The locomotive was delivered to the LDE in 1838 by Robert Stephenson & Co.
Robert Stephenson and Company
Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823. It was the first company set up specifically to build railway engines.- Foundation and early success :...
, Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle 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...
with factory number 205. It was retired sometime between 1857 and 1860.
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