#0309
LDE – Moldau to Mulde
Deutsches Kaiserreich ·built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen· from 1874· class of 9 German 2-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The MOLDAU to MULDE series of early, German steam engines were designed as tender locomotives for the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn-Compagnie or LDE) for mixed duties.
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 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 49 years (1874–1923).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1874–1875
- in service from
- 1874
- retired
- 1923
- status
- retired
- number built
- 9
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Deutsches Kaiserreich
- builders
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- operators
- Royal Saxon State Railways, Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company, Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- weight
- 28.2 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1797953, Wikipedia: LDE – Moldau to Mulde (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.