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Hejaz Railway No. 21 to 23
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Ottoman Empire | 1951
3 produced
No. 23 in 1980 at Amman
No. 23 in 1980 at Amman
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In 1951, Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns built three oil-fired Mikados for the Jordanian part of the Hejaz Railway. Their works numbers were 7431 to 7433 and the railway gave them the numbers 21 to 23. They were based on the Indian class YD, but were built for the gauge of 1,050 mm. The boiler had a Belpaire firebox and a Melesco superheater. Like the YD, they had cylinders of 17 by 24 inches, drivers of four feet and a boiler pressure of 180 psi, resulting in a starting tractive effort of 22,108 pounds. The line they operated on had inclines of two percent and curves with a radius of 100 metres. There they hauled trains between 200 and 350 tons at a maximum speed of 60 to 65 km/h (around 40 mph)

General
Built1951
ManufacturerRobert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Wheel arr.2-8-2 (Mikado) 
Gauge3 ft 5 5/16 in (Narrow gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length61 ft 1 3/4 in
Wheelbase32 ft 1 1/2 in
Rigid wheelbase13 ft 5 in
Total wheelbase51 ft 11 in
Service weight124,600 lbs
Adhesive weight83,552 lbs
Total weight213,472 lbs
Axle load25,574 lbs
Water capacity3,603 us gal
Fuel capacity1,982 us gal (oil)
Boiler
Grate area26 sq ft
Firebox area133 sq ft
Tube heating area1,248 sq ft
Evaporative heating area1,381 sq ft
Superheater area308 sq ft
Total heating area1,689 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter48 in
Boiler pressure180 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 17 x 24 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power1,100 hp (820 kW)
Starting effort22,108 lbf
Calculated Values
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last changed: 02/2026
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