#0027
LDE – Pegasus
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Sächsische Maschinenfabrik· from 1839· early German 2-2-2 locomotive
what is it?
The Pegasus was an early, passenger train tender locomotive operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company or LDE. She was one of the first locomotives to be built 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 187 years ago, in 1839.
- Served for 24 years (1839–1863).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1839
- in service from
- 1839
- retired
- 1863
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Sächsische Maschinenfabrik
- 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 Q1797955, Wikipedia: LDE – Pegasus (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.