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Iraqi Republic Railways class Z
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Irak | 1955
20 produced
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In 1955, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen supplied ten oil-fired metre-gauge Mikados to the Iraqi Republic Railways which carried the works numbers 5153 to 5162. Additionally, they built a spare boiler that was numbered 5163. In the following year, they delivered ten more and one more spare boiler, now numbered 5189 to 5199. In Iraq, they became class Z and were numbered 81 to 100. Their driver diameter and cylinder stroke was identical to the class Y delivered by Vulcan Foundry in 1953, which were based on the Indian class YD. But the cylinder diameter was one inch greater and the boiler was much bigger. Numbers 89, 95 and 96 are known for being withdrawn in March 1967.

General
Built1955-1956
ManufacturerEsslingen
Wheel arr.2-8-2 (Mikado) 
Gauge3 ft 3 3/8 in (Meter gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Service weight152,320 lbs
Adhesive weight107,520 lbs
Fuel capacityoil
Boiler
Grate area37 sq ft
Evaporative heating area1,734 sq ft
Total heating area1,734 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter48 in
Boiler pressure200 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 18 x 24 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Starting effort27,540 lbf
Calculated Values
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