LDE - RENNER to GREIF 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 diameter1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Empty weight 8.75 tonnes Boiler: No. of heating tubes 96 Heating tube length 2,080 mm (6 ft 10 in) Boiler pressure 4 kg/cm2 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 11+ 1 ⁄2 in)Piston stroke 457 mm (18 in)
The German locomotive series Renner to Greif comprised passenger train , tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (LDE).
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
Sources
Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1 (in German). Berlin: transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen. [page needed 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 [page needed 