LDE – Renner to Greif

The German locomotive series Renner to Greif comprised passenger train, tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (LDE).

LDE - RENNER to GREIF
Type and origin
BuilderThomas Kirtley & Co., Warrington
Build date1837–1839
Total produced5
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.1,524 mm (5 ft 0 in)
Carrying wheel diameter1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Empty weight8.75 tonnes (8.61 long tons; 9.65 short tons)
Boiler:
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No. of heating tubes96
Heating tube length2,080 mm (6 ft 10 in)
Boiler pressure4 kg/cm2 (390 kPa; 57 psi)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox		0.76 m2 (8.2 sq ft)
 • Radiative5.5 m2 (59 sq ft)
 • Evaporative31.0 m2 (334 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size292 mm (11+1⁄2 in)
Piston stroke457 mm (18 in)
Career
Retiredby 1858

History

The five locomotives were delivered in 1837 and 1839 by Thomas Kirtley & Co., Warrington, Lancashire 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

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