Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class

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

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.