LDE – Peter Rothwell to Nordlicht explained

LDE - PETER ROTHWELL to NORDLICHT
Bgcolor:698B69
Color:FFFFFF
Builder:Rothwell
Builddate:1838–1840
Totalproduction:6
Whytetype:2-2-2
Driverdiameter:1525frac=8NaNfrac=8
Carrydiameter:NK
Heatingtubelength:2286frac=4NaNfrac=4
Boilerpressure:4sigfig=2NaNsigfig=2
Evaporativearea:NK
Cylindercount:2
Cylindersize:279frac=16NaNfrac=16
Pistonstroke:457frac=16NaNfrac=16
Retiredate:to 1864

The Peter Rothwell to Nordlicht series of steam engines were early, passenger train, tender locomotivess operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn or LDE) in Germany.

History

The six locomotives were delivered from 1838 to 1840 by Rothwell, England to the LDE. They were given the names PETER ROTHWELL, SALAMANDER, MAGDEBURG, SIMSON, ALTENBURG and NORDLICHT.

The engines were retired between 1856 and 1864.

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