LDE Nos. 3 to 6

Locomotive nos. 3 to 6 were early, German, four-coupled, tank engines designed for shunting duties with the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn or LDE).

LDE - Nos. 3 to 6
VII T - 1407 to 1410
Type and origin
BuilderWöhlert, Berlin
Build date1874
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length:
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 • Over beams7,815 mm (25 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
Height4,150 mm (13 ft 7+3⁄8 in)
Axle load13.6 t
Adhesive weight27.1 t
Empty weight21.2 t
Service weight27.1 t
Fuel capacity0.9 t
Water cap.3.5 t
Boiler:
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No. of heating tubes105
Heating tube length3,487 mm (11 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
Boiler pressure10 kgf/cm2 (981 kPa; 142 lbf/in2)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes		62.0 m2 (667 sq ft)
 • Firebox1.0 m2 (11 sq ft)
 • Radiative5.8 m2 (62 sq ft)
 • Evaporative67.8 m2 (730 sq ft)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size355 mm (14 in)
Piston stroke530 mm (20+7⁄8 in)
Valve gearAllan
Performance figures
Maximum speed45
Career
NumbersNos. 3 to 6
W VII T - 628 to 631
VII T - 1407 to 1410
Retiredbefore 1916

History

These four locomotives were delivered in 1874 by Wöhlert in Berlin to the LDE.

After the takeover of the LDE in 1876 by the Royal Saxon State Railways, the engines were incorporated into locomotive class W VII T. As well as being issued with the new numbers 628 to 631, they were given the names GRUBE, KUNST, BLENDE and CURVE. In 1892 they were renumbered 1407 to 1410.

The locomotives were retired before 1916.

See also

Sources
    • Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 2 (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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