Palestine Railways H class

Palestine Railways H class
H class 4-6-0 at Haifa East station in 1931
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 50201, 50202, 50311–13, 50315–19, 50347–58, 50446–66, 50618–21, 50634–6[1] Build date 1918[2][3] Total produced 50
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-6-0[2][4] Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge Bogies 6 ft 8 in (2,032 mm) wheelbase[5] Leading dia. 2 ft 9 in (838 mm)[5] Driver dia. 5 ft 2 in (1,575 mm)[2][4] Wheelbase 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)[5] Length locomotive 34 ft (10.36 m) from front buffer beam to drawbar; loco & tender 63 ft 1.4 in (19.24 m) over buffers[5] Height 14 ft (4.27 m)[5] Axle load 26 long tons (26.4 t; 29.1 short tons)[5] Adhesive weight 15.8 long tons (16.1 t; 17.7 short tons); 17 long tons (17.3 t; 19.0 short tons); 16.4 long tons (16.7 t; 18.4 short tons)[5] Loco weight 64.75 long tons (65.8 t; 72.5 short tons)[5] Total weight 116.75 long tons (118.6 t; 130.8 short tons) laden[5] Fuel type originally Welsh coal; converted to oil fuel by 1943[6] Fuel capacity 1,732 imperial gallons (2,080 US gal; 7,870 L)[4] (after conversion to oil fuel) Water cap. Class H: 4,800 imperial gallons (5,800 US gal; 22,000 L)[4] Classes H2 & H3: 2,350 imperial gallons (2,820 US gal; 10,700 L)[2] Firebox: ​  • Grate area 29.2 sq ft (2.71 m2)[2] Boiler pressure 190 lbf/in2 (1.31 MPa)[2][4] Heating surface 1,659 sq ft (154.1 m2)[4] Cylinders 2, outside[2] Cylinder size 19 in × 26 in (483 mm × 660 mm)[2][4]
Performance figures Tractive effort 24,479 lbf (108.9 kN)[4]
Career Operators Palestine Military Railway 1919–20; Palestine Railways 1920–48; Israel Railways 1948–60 Class H Number in class 50 Numbers 871 – 920[1] Locale Mandate Palestine; northern Sinai; latterly Israel Delivered 1919–20 First run 1919 Last run 1960 Retired 1960 Scrapped 1960 Disposition 6 converted to 4-6-2T in 1926; 5 converted to 4-6-4T in 1933; 6 lost in accidents 1942; all withdrawn by 1960

The Palestine Railways H class was a type of standard gauge mixed traffic steam locomotive on the Palestine Military Railway and its civilian successors Palestine Railways and Israel Railways. The PMR introduced the class in 1919 and Israel Railways withdrew the last ones in 1960.