LDE – Renner to Greif

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

LDE - RENNER to GREIF
Type and origin Builder Thomas Kirtley & Co., Warrington Build date 1837–1839 Total produced 5
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-2 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Driver dia. 1,524 mm (5 ft 0 in) Carrying wheel diameter 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Empty weight 8.75 tonnes 8.61 long tons; 9.65 short tons Boiler: ​ No. of heating tubes 96 Heating tube length 2,080 mm (6 ft 10 in) Boiler pressure 4 kg/cm2 3.9 bar; 390 kPa; 57 psi Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 0.76 m2 (8.2 sq ft)  • Radiative 5.5 m2 (59 sq ft)  • Evaporative 31.0 m2 (334 sq ft) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 292 mm (11+1⁄2 in) Piston stroke 457 mm (18 in)
Career Retired by 1858

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

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

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, Schnellzug- 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.