#0055
LDE – Wurzen and Oschatz
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Borsig· from 1847· class of 2 German 2-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The locomotives WURZEN and OSCHATZ were early German steam engines operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (LDE) for mixed duties. They were tender locomotives.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 179 years ago, in 1847.
- Served for 27 years (1847–1874).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1847
- in service from
- 1847
- retired
- 1874
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Borsig
- operators
- Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1797965, Wikipedia: LDE – Wurzen and Oschatz (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.