#0310
LDE Nos. 3 to 6
Deutsches Kaiserreich ·built by F. Wöhlert’sche Maschinenbau-Anstalt und Eisengiesserei· from 1874· class of 4 German 0-4-0T locomotives
what is it?
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).
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 152 years ago, in 1874.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 34 years (1876–1910).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1874
- in service from
- 1876
- retired
- 1910
- status
- retired
- number built
- 4
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Deutsches Kaiserreich
- builders
- F. Wöhlert’sche Maschinenbau-Anstalt und Eisengiesserei
- operators
- Royal Saxon State Railways, Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
- top speed
- 45 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
- weight
- 21.2 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1797940, Wikipedia: LDE Nos. 3 to 6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.