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:​
 • Firebox0.76 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

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

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.
    • Näbrich, Fritz; Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. ISBN 3-87094-096-4.
    • Preuß, Erich; Preuß, Rainer (1991). Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen (in German). Berlin: transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-344-70700-0.
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