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were introduced on standard gauge lines in Iraq and steam locomotives including the PC class were withdrawn. In March 1967 locomotives 1501, 1502 and 1503 were disused, stored at
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classes had 6-foot-8-inch (2,032 mm) or 6-foot-9-inch (2,057 mm) driving wheels, the PC class had 5-foot-9-inch (1,753 mm) driving wheels: a size akin to those on mixed traffic locomotives in
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30:A PC class locomotive in June 1943
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362:and valancing styled like the
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190:98.7 long tons (100.3 t)
19:Iraqi State Railways PC class
182:17.5 long tons (17.8 t)
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433:in June and July. 501
415:1941 Iraqi coup d'état
769:Passenger locomotives
705:Hughes, Hugh (1981).
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347:and Baghdad. In 1941
301:, remainder withdrawn
774:Scrapped locomotives
707:Middle East Railways
360:LMS Coronation Class
325:Iraqi State Railways
262:Iraqi State Railways
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187:Loco weight
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687:and br6703
601:References
319:passenger
71:Build date
45:Power type
495:Disposal
467:El Basrah
461:and 1502
445:was lost
286:Delivered
258:Operators
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178:Axle load
66:6982–6985
683:, br6703
590:en route
559:El Basra
557:البصرة (
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533:الموصل (
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130:2′C1′ h2
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253:Career
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506:1501
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489:Name
403:Basra
399:Mosul
337:Syria
269:Class
136:Gauge
118:4-6-2
113:Whyte
48:Steam
711:ISBN
674:2013
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551:503
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372:LNER
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