LDE – Pegasus
| 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 |
| 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 |
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.
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
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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