| Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | diesel |
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| Builder | Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik[1] |
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| Serial number | 1955–56 batch 12161–12187[1] |
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| Build date | 1953; 1955–56[1] |
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| Total produced | 42[1] |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0[1] |
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| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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| Loco weight | 66.2 long tons (67.3 t; 74.1 short tons)[2] |
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| Cylinders | 8[2] |
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| Cylinder size | 8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)[2] |
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| Performance figures |
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| Power output | 360 bhp |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Egyptian State Railways;[1] Israel Railways[2][3] |
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| Class | 4211 |
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| Number in class | 42 |
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| Numbers | 4211 – 4252[1] |
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| Nicknames | "Abdel Nasser" (in Israel)[3] |
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| Locale | Egypt;[1] after 1956 one in Israel[2][3] |
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| Delivered | 1953; 1955–56[1] |
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| First run | 1953 |
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| Disposition | one captured by Israel in 1956[2] and scrapped 1970[3] |
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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.[1]
During the 1956 Israeli invasion of Sinai number 4239 (Jung works number 21646) was captured in Sinai[3] on the former Palestine Railways line between El Kantara East and Gaza. It was taken into Israel Railways and renumbered 251.[2] It was little used and in about 1970 it was scrapped.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hughes, 1981, page 26
- ^ a b c d e f g Cotterell, 1984, page 137
- ^ a b c d e f 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.