#0038
LDE – Dresden to Riesa
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by R. & W. Hawthorn· from 1844· class of 3 German 2-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The DRESDEN to RIESA series of early German steam engines, were tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (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 182 years ago, in 1844.
- Served for 23 years (1844–1867).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1844–1846
- in service from
- 1844
- retired
- 1867
- status
- retired
- number built
- 3
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- R. & W. Hawthorn
- 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 Q1797948, Wikipedia: LDE – Dresden to Riesa (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.