LDE - Peter Rothwell to Northern Lights
| LDE - PETER ROTHWELL to NORDLICHT | |
|---|---|
| Number: | 6th |
| Manufacturer: | Rothwell |
| Year of construction (s): | 1838-1840 |
| Retirement: | until 1864 |
| Type : | 1A1 n2 |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 1525 mm |
| Impeller diameter: | k. A. |
| Number of cylinders: | 2 |
| Cylinder diameter: | 279 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 457 mm |
| Boiler overpressure: | 4.0 atm |
| Heating pipe length: | 2286 mm |
| Evaporation heating surface: | k. A. |
The Peter Rothwell to Nordlicht were passenger train - steam locomotives of the Leipzig-Dresden Railway (LDE).
history
The six locomotives were supplied to the LDE from Rothwell, England between 1838 and 1840 . They were given the names PETER ROTHWELL , SALAMANDER , MAGDEBURG , SIMSON , ALTENBURG and NORDLICHT .
The locomotives were retired between 1856 and 1864.
literature
- Fritz Näbrich, Günter Meyer, Reiner Preuß: Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1 , transpress VEB Verlag for Transport, Berlin, 1983
- Erich Preuß , Reiner Preuß : Saxon State Railways , transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Berlin, 1991, ISBN 3-344-70700-0 .