#0022
LDE – Peter Rothwell to Nordlicht
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell· from 1838· class of 6 German 2-2-2 locomotives
what is it?
The Peter Rothwell to Nordlicht series of steam engines were early passenger tender locomotives operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn or LDE) in Germany.
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 188 years ago, in 1838.
- Served for 26 years (1838–1864).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1838–1840
- in service from
- 1838
- retired
- 1864
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell
- operators
- Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1797957, Wikipedia: LDE – Peter Rothwell to Nordlicht (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.