LDE – Pegasus
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.
| PEGASUS | |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Sächsische Maschinenbau-Compagnie, Chemnitz |
| Year(s) of manufacture | 1839 |
| Retired | 1862/63 |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-2-2 |
| Axle arrangement | 1A1 n2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Overall wheelbase | ≈ 2950 mm |
| Driving wheel diameter | 1524 mm |
| No. of cylinders | 2 |
| Cylinder bore | 305 mm |
| Piston stroke | 457 mm |
| Boiler Overpressure | 4 at |
| No. of heating tubes | 75 |
| Grate area | 0.88 m2 |
| Evaporative heating area | 35.5 m2 |
History
The PEGASUS was built in 1839, the first locomotive to be built by the Sächsische Maschinenbau-Compagnie in Chemnitz. In 1842, after a long period of trials, she was bought by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway Compagnie for 6250 talers.[1] The unusable locomotive COLUMBUS was used in part-payment. The design of the PEGASUS was based on the English locomotive STURM.
In 1862/63 the engine was retired from the LDE.
See also
- Royal Saxon State Railways
- List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses
- Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company
References
- Helmholtz and Staby 1930, p. 63.
Sources
- Näbrich, Fritz; Meyer, Günter; Preuß, Reiner (1983). Lokomotivarchiv Sachsen 1 (in German). Berlin: Transpress VEB Verlag für Verkehrswesen.
- Preuß, Erich; Preuß, Rainer (1991). Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen (in German). Berlin: Transpress Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. ISBN 3-344-70700-0.
- von Helmholtz, R.; Staby, W. (1930). Die Entwicklung der Lokomotive im Gebiete des Vereins Deutscher Eisenbahnverwaltungen, 1. Band, 1835 - 1880 (in German). Münich and Berlin: Verlag von R. Oldenburg.
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