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Diesel-hydraulic shunter (Nr 203), built by Deutz in West-Germany in 1958, under the German Holocaust Reparations Agreement. Primarily used on works trains and shunting duties. Railway Museum (Haifa-East). 29 May 2012. P.L. Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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Diesel-hydraulic shunter (Nr. 212), built by Esslingen in West-Germany in 1956 (18 units, nrs 211-229), under the German Holocaust Reparations Agreement. Primarily used on lighter Freighters. Railway Museum (Haifa-East). 29 May 2012. P.L. Guillemin (plguillemin@yahoo.fr)

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ISR diesels #126 and #227 are standing idle outside the Haifa-East diesel depot on the 29 August 1989. Just an ordinary workshop scene. Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>

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ISR #227, a German diesel switcher built in 1955, is undergoing some minor repairs at the railway’s Haifa-Kishon workshops in 1991. This locomotive no longer exists. Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>

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ISR diesel #212 is the only such switcher left in Israel – most, if not all of the rest were scrapped recently. #212 was built by the MF Esslingen in Germany in 1955. A heavy, sturdy engine, it led a life of shunting coaches and wagons in Haifa before entering the ISR museum at Haifa-East station. A lovely switcher by all means. Photo and scan by Alon Siton <a_siton@hotmail.com>