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Actions	General arrangement drawing no 211/219 Remove from selection Add to selection TitleGeneral arrangement drawing no 211/219 ReferenceYA1966.24/3/21/C/1/211 Date 1858 Scope and ContentGeneral arrangement drawing for orders 211 and 219. Order 211 comprised of one '2-4-0' locomotive for Glasgow & South Western Railway, progressive number 72. Order 219 comprised of two '2-4-0' locomotives for the Egyptian Government Railway, progressive numbers 73-74. Name of draughtsman not recorded. LanguageEnglish LevelItem Repository nameScience and Industry Museum Associated people and organisationsEgyptian State Railways In 1851 the Regent of Egypt and Sudan, Abbas I, contracted Robert Stephenson to build Egypt's first standard gauge railway. Construction began on the line in 1851 and in 1854 a section was opened from Alexandria to the village of Kafr El-Eiss. In 1856 the entire single track line was opened with 12 stations including the main stations of Cairo (constructed in 1855) and Alexandria (constructed in 1854). In 1919, the railways became entrusted to the Ministry of Communications and in 1953, Egypt became a republic and Egyptian State Railways changed to become Egyptian Republic Railways. Glasgow and South Western Railway Company Scottish railway company, established in 1836. It became a constituent of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923. SubjectRailway transport, Railroad locomotive industry, large format document Conditions governing accessOpen access. Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions. Hierarchy browser 13 contains 1215 parts YA1966.24/3/21/C/1/211 General arrangement drawing no 211/219 1858 Item YA1966.24 Company records of Beyer, Peacock & Co. Ltd c1852-1977 fonds contains 8 parts YA1966.24/3 Records of the Drawing Office 1854-1966 series contains 22 parts YA1966.24/3/21 Engineering drawings sub-series contains 4 parts YA1966.24/3/21/C Conventional Locomotive Engineering drawings sub-sub-series contains 50 parts YA1966.24/3/21/C/1 Engineering drawings for orders recorded in Order Book No 1, numbers 1-258 sub-sub-sub-series contains 27 parts YA1966.24/3/21/C/1/211 General arrangement drawing no 211/219 1858 Item

TitleGeneral arrangement drawing no 211/219

ReferenceYA1966.24/3/21/C/1/211

Date

1858

Scope and ContentGeneral arrangement drawing for orders 211 and 219.
Order 211 comprised of one '2-4-0' locomotive for Glasgow & South Western Railway, progressive number 72.
Order 219 comprised of two '2-4-0' locomotives for the Egyptian Government Railway, progressive numbers 73-74.
Name of draughtsman not recorded.

LanguageEnglish

LevelItem

Repository nameScience and Industry Museum

Associated people and organisationsEgyptian State Railways
Glasgow and South Western Railway Company

SubjectRailway transport, Railroad locomotive industry, large format document

Conditions governing accessOpen access.

Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions.