#0017
LDE – Renner to Greif
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Thomas Kirtley· from 1837· class of 5 early German 2-2-2 locomotives
what is it?
The German locomotive series Renner to Greif comprised passenger train, 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 189 years ago, in 1837.
- Served for 21 years (1837–1858).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1837–1839
- in service from
- 1837
- retired
- 1858
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- steam locomotive
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Thomas Kirtley
- operators
- Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-2-2
- weight
- 8.8 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1797959, Wikipedia: LDE – Renner to Greif (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.