Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class

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]

Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class
Type and origin
Power typediesel
BuilderArnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik[1]
Serial number1955–56 batch 12161–12187[1]
Build date1953; 1955–56[1]
Total produced42[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0[1]
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Loco weight66.2 long tons (67.3 t; 74.1 short tons)[2]
Cylinders8[2]
Cylinder size8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)[2]
Performance figures
Power output360 bhp
Career
OperatorsEgyptian State Railways;[1] Israel Railways[2][3]
Class4211
Number in class42
Numbers4211 – 4252[1]
Nicknames"Abdel Nasser" (in Israel)[3]
LocaleEgypt;[1] after 1956 one in Israel[2][3]
Delivered1953; 1955–56[1]
First run1953
Dispositionone captured by Israel in 1956[2] and scrapped 1970[3]

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.
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