LDE Nos. 3 to 6

Locomotive nos. 3 to 6 were early, German, four-coupled, tank engines designed for shunting duties with the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn or LDE).

LDE - Nos. 3 to 6 VII T - 1407 to 1410
Type and origin Builder Wöhlert, Berlin Build date 1874 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0 Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 7,815 mm (25 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Height 4,150 mm (13 ft 7+3⁄8 in) Axle load 13.6 t Adhesive weight 27.1 t Empty weight 21.2 t Service weight 27.1 t Fuel capacity 0.9 t Water cap. 3.5 t Boiler: ​ No. of heating tubes 105 Heating tube length 3,487 mm (11 ft 5+1⁄4 in) Boiler pressure 10 kgf/cm2 (981 kPa; 142 lbf/in2) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1.0 m2 (11 sq ft)  • Radiative 5.8 m2 (62 sq ft)  • Tubes 62.0 m2 (667 sq ft)  • Evaporative 67.8 m2 (730 sq ft) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 355 mm (14 in) Piston stroke 530 mm (20+7⁄8 in) Valve gear Allan
Performance figures Maximum speed 45
Career Numbers Nos. 3 to 6 W VII T - 628 to 631 VII T - 1407 to 1410 Retired before 1916

History

These four locomotives were delivered in 1874 by Wöhlert in Berlin to the LDE.

After the takeover of the LDE in 1876 by the Royal Saxon State Railways, the engines were incorporated into locomotive class W VII T. As well as being issued with the new numbers 628 to 631, they were given the names GRUBE, KUNST, BLENDE and CURVE. In 1892 they were renumbered 1407 to 1410.

The locomotives were retired before 1916.

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 2 (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.