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Egyptian State Railways 545 class

🇮🇱 Israel ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1928· class of 80 Egyptian 2-6-0 locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Armstrong Whitworth Egyptian State Railways 601: Armstrong Whitworth· Public domain

what is it?

The Egyptian State Railways 545 class was a type of standard gauge mixed traffic steam locomotive on Egyptian State Railways (Egyptian Republic Railways after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952; now Egyptian National Railways).

who runs it

Israel Railways Egyptian National Railways

base stats

built 80made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 98 years ago, in 1928.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1928–1931
in service from: 1928
status: retired
number built: 80
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇮🇱 Israel
builders: North British Locomotive Company, Armstrong Whitworth, LEW Hennigsdorf, Borsig
operators: Israel Railways, Egyptian National Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-6-0

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q5348447, Wikipedia: Egyptian State Railways 545 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.