Jordan 20.9.2008: The locomotive for the group’s train is seen outside Amman engine shed. Oil-fired 2-8-2 No.23, was built by the British firm of Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn (7433/1952), one of three provided to Jordan and strongly based upon the pre-Independence Indian Railways’ metre gauge Class YD. Inside the shed were 2-8-2s Nos. 51 and 71, Jung 12081/1955 and Haine St. Pierre [HSP] 2144/1956 respectively; both were in working order. Also in the shed were three, 1976-built General Electric Class U10B, A-1-A – A-1-A diesel electrics, all in working order and in the small annexe building was 2-6-2T No. 61 (HSP 2147/1956), not in working order.
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