LDE – Dresden to Riesa
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The DRESDEN to RIESA series of early German steam engines, were tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (LDE).
History[]
The three locomotives were delivered in 1844 and 1846 to the LDE by Hawthorn of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They were christened DRESDEN, LEIPZIG and RIESA.
The locomotives were retired between 1861 and 1867.
See also[]
- Royal Saxon State Railways
- List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
- Saxonia (locomotive)
- Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
Sources[]
- Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1 (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.
Categories:
- 2-4-0 locomotives
- Locomotives of Saxony
- Hawthorn locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1844
- Standard gauge locomotives of Germany
- Steam locomotive stubs
- Passenger locomotives