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 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
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]

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.