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Engine No. 740 4-4-2. A modern and powerful locomotive of the 4-4-2 or "Atlantic" type, fitted with all modern appliances, Belpaire firebox, superheater, mechanical lubricators, Walschaert's valve gear, &c. Owing to scarcity of water and there being no water troughs, a large tender is provided running on eight wheels. Used for hauling heavy mail and express passenger trains between Alexandria and Cairo. Built in America, the total weight of engine and tender in working order is 130 1/2 tons. Egyptian State Railways.

Engine No. 744 4-6-0. A powerful express passenger engine of the 4-6-0 or ten-wheel type. All the latest improvements are fitted, superheater, sight feed lubricators, &c. A new adoption for this Company is the "taper" or"coned" boiler. Owing to the heavy gradients on this system preventing the use of water troughs, these engines are provided with very large tenders, holding 5,000 gals. The expresses from London (Waterloo) to Salisbury, Bournemouth, and Exeter (Queen Street), are worked by these engines. Weight in working order with tender 135 tons. Southern Railway, London & South Western Section.

Engine No. 8000 2-8-2. A modern example of a very powerful 2-8-2 or "Mikado" type. This engine was designed for hauling heavy fast freight trains between Detroit, Toledo, and Jacksonville. Various modern appliances have been fitted, including superheating and feed-water heating devices, booster, mechanical stoker, &c. Built at the Lima Locomotive Works, Ohio, this engine is claimed to be the most efficient ever constructed, and the total weight of engine and tender in working order is 238 tons. New York Central Lines, U.S.A. Michigan Central Railroad.