LDE – Robert Stephenson

The Robert Stephenson was an early, passenger train, tender locomotive operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company or LDE.

LDE - ROBERT STEPHENSON
Type and origin
BuilderRobert Stephenson & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne
Build date1838 – 1840
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-2-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,676 mm (5 ft 6.0 in)
Carrying wheel diameterNK
Boiler:
Heating tube length2,438 mm (8 ft 0 in)
Boiler pressure4,0 at
Heating surface:
 • EvaporativeNK
Cylinders2
Cylinder size305 mm (12.0 in)
Piston stroke457 mm (18.0 in)
Career
Retiredby 1860

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.

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Sources

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  • Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1 (in German). Berlin: transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.[page needed]
  • Näbrich, Fritz; Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp. 61, 191. ISBN 3-87094-096-4.
  • Preuß, Erich; Preuß, Rainer (1991). Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen (in German). Berlin: transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-344-70700-0.[page needed]