LDE – Brüssel

The BRÜSSEL was an early German, steam locomotive. It was used by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (LDE) for hauling passenger trains.

LDE - BRÜSSEL
Type and origin Builder Renard, Brussels Build date 1842 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Cylinders 2
Career Retired by 1861
(no technical data known)

The locomotive was delivered to the LDE in 1842 by Renard of Brussels in Belgium with works number 11. It was retired between 1859 and 1861.

See also

• Royal Saxon State Railways
• List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
• Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company

References

• Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1. Berlin: transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.
• 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. Berlin: transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-344-70700-0.