Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class

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Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class
Type and origin
Power typediesel
Builder
Egyptian 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]

The Egyptian Republic Railways 4211 class was a class of

Jungenthal, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany built the first batch of 15 in 1953 and the second batch of 27 in 1955–56.[1]

During the

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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hughes, 1981, page 26
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Cotterell, 1984, page 137
  3. ^ 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
    .
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