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Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company The Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (german: Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn-Compagnie or LDE) was a private railway company in the Kingdom of Saxony, now a part of Germany. Amongst other things, it operated the route between Leipzig and Dresden, ope ...
(LDE).


History

The three locomotives were delivered in 1844 and 1846 to the LDE by
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. They were christened ''DRESDEN'', ''LEIPZIG'' and ''RIESA''. The locomotives were retired between 1861 and 1867.


See also

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Royal Saxon State Railways The Royal Saxon State Railways (german: Königlich Sächsische Staatseisenbahnen) were the state-owned railways operating in the Kingdom of Saxony from 1869 to 1918. From 1918 until their merger into the Deutsche Reichsbahn the title 'Royal' was d ...
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List of Saxon locomotives and railbuses This list contains the locomotives and railbuses of the Royal Saxon State Railways (''Königlich Saxon Staatseisenbahnen'') and the locomotives of the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company. Leipzig-Dresden Railway The Leipzig–Dresden Railway ...
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Saxonia (locomotive) The locomotive Saxonia was operated by the Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (''Leipzig–Dresdner Eisenbahn-Compagnie'' or ''LDE'') and was the first practical working steam locomotive built in Germany. Its name means ''Saxony'' in Latin. H ...
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Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company The Leipzig–Dresden Railway Company (german: Leipzig-Dresdner Eisenbahn-Compagnie or LDE) was a private railway company in the Kingdom of Saxony, now a part of Germany. Amongst other things, it operated the route between Leipzig and Dresden, ope ...


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