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Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class

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Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class
Type and origin
Power typediesel
BuilderArnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik
Serial number1955–56 batch 12161–12187
Build date1953; 1955–56
Total produced42
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Loco weight66.2 long tons (67.3 t; 74.1 short tons)
Cylinders8
Cylinder size8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)
Performance figures
Power output360 bhp
Career
OperatorsEgyptian State Railways; Israel Railways
Class4211
Number in class42
Numbers4211 – 4252
Nicknames"Abdel Nasser" (in Israel)
LocaleEgypt; after 1956 one in Israel
Delivered1953; 1955–56
First run1953
Dispositionone captured by Israel in 1956 and scrapped 1970

The Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class was a class of 0-6-0 diesel shunter introduced on Egyptian Republic Railways (now Egyptian National Railways) in the 1950s. Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik in Jungenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany built the first batch of 15 in 1953 and the second batch of 27 in 1955–56.

During the 1956 Israeli invasion of Sinai number 4239 (Jung works number 21646) was captured in Sinai on the former Palestine Railways line between El Kantara East and Gaza. It was taken into Israel Railways and renumbered 251. It was little used and in about 1970 it was scrapped.

References

  1. ^ Hughes, 1981, page 26
  2. ^ Cotterell, 1984, page 137
  3. ^ Cotterell, 1984, page 100

Sources

  • Cotterell, Paul (1984). The Railways of Palestine and Israel. Abingdon: Tourret Publishing. ISBN 0-905878-04-3.
  • Hughes, Hugh (1981). Middle East Railways. Harrow: Continental Railway Circle. ISBN 0-9503469-7-7.
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