Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class

Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class
Type and origin Power type diesel Builder Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik [1] Serial number 1955–56 batch 12161–12187 [1] Build date 1953; 1955–56 [1] Total produced 42 [1]
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 0-6-0 [1] Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Loco weight 66.2 long tons (67.3 t; 74.1 short tons) [2] Cylinders 8 [2] Cylinder size 8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm) [2]
Performance figures Power output 360  bhp (270  kW)
Career Operators Egyptian State Railways; [1] Israel Railways [2] [3] Class 4211 Number in class 42 Numbers 4211 – 4252 [1] Nicknames "Abdel Nasser" (in Israel) [3] Locale Egypt; [1] after 1956 one in Israel [2] [3] Delivered 1953; 1955–56 [1] First run 1953 Disposition one captured by Israel in 1956 [2] and scrapped 1970 [3]

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

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.