Banner
Navigation
loco-info.com
The reference for locomotives and railcars
Navigation
Explore
Search
Compare
Settings

Navigation

Page views since 2023-01-26: 9,600,277
Egyptian National Railways class 30
go back
Egypt | 1907
20 produced
Image of locomotive
Henschel

In 1907, Henschel delivered 20 0-6-0 freight locomotives to the Egyptian State Railway which were numbered 459 to 478. They were the heaviest locomotives of this wheel arrangement in Egypt. After 50 years, they were the first inside frame locomotives in this country. The cylinders were mounted on the inside of the frames and were controlled by inside Walschaerts valve gear. The boiler was pitched high with a large gap underneath and had a large Belpaire firebox. In heavy freight service, their coal consumption was 62 to 66 pounds per mile. Number 464 that was identified as the class member with the highest consumption, later received a smokebox superheater that led to a consumption that was roughly 15 percent lower than the class average.

General
Built1907
ManufacturerHenschel
Wheel arr.0-6-0 (Six-coupled) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase17 ft 3 in
Rigid wheelbase17 ft 3 in
Service weight122,080 lbs
Total weight219,912 lbs
Water capacity4,804 us gal
Fuel capacitycoal
Boiler
Grate area24.7 sq ft
Firebox area161.5 sq ft
Tube heating area1,808 sq ft
Evaporative heating area1,969.5 sq ft
Total heating area1,969.5 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter60 in
Boiler pressure180 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 19 x 26 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power900 hp (671 kW)
Starting effort23,934 lbf
Calculated Values
steam locomotive
freight
last changed: 01/2026
Search
loadding loading...

We use cookies to save the following settings:

  • selected navigation structure
  • selected language
  • preferred units
  • spelling of railway company names

If you refuse the use of cookies, the settings will only be retained for the current session and will be reset to the default values the next time you visit the site.

Display of units

Here you can set the desired unit system for the technical data.

  • Metric: Lengths in meters, weights in tonnes, and volumes in cubic meters
  • Imperial (UK): Lengths in feet/inches, weights in long tons and volumes in imperial gallons
  • Imperial (US): Lengths in feet/inches, weights in pounds, and volumes in US gallons
  • Individual: Depends on the country of origin of each locomotive
Operator names

Here you can set the display of railway company names.

  • Short: Abbreviation or short form of the name
  • Standard: commonly used name, partially translated to English
  • Complete: full name in local language