LDE - Pegasus
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| Number: | 1 |
| Manufacturer: | Sächsische Maschinenbau-Compagnie , Chemnitz |
| Year of construction (s): | 1839 |
| Retirement: | 1862/63 |
| Type : | 1A1 n2 |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Total wheelbase: | ≈ 2950 mm |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1524 mm |
| Number of cylinders: | 2 |
| Cylinder diameter: | 305 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 457 mm |
| Boiler overpressure: | 4 atü |
| Number of heating pipes: | 75 |
| Grate area: | 0.88 m² |
| Evaporation heating surface: | 35.5 m² |
The Pegasus was a passenger train - steam locomotive of the Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn-Compagnie (LDE). It was one of the first locomotives built in Chemnitz and Germany .
history
The PEGASUS was built in 1839 as the first locomotive by the Sächsische Maschinenbau-Compagnie in Chemnitz ; the assembly was carried out by the foreman at the time, Johann Heinrich Ehrhardt . In 1842, after a long trial run, it was bought by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway Company for 6,250 thalers . The unusable COLUMBUS locomotive was traded in. The construction of the PEGASUS was based on the English STURM locomotive .
In 1862/63 the locomotive was taken out of service by the LDE.
literature
- Fritz Näbrich, Günter Meyer, Reiner Preuß: Lokomotiv-Archiv. Volume: Saxony 1. transpress, Verlag für Verkehrwesen , Berlin 1984, DNB 850448735
- Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways . 1st edition. transpress Verlagsgesellschaft, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .
- R. von Helmholtz, W. Staby: The development of the locomotive in the area of the association of German railway administrations. 1st volume: 1835 - 1880. Publishing house by R. Oldenbourg, Munich / Berlin 1930, DNB 366165410