The

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(USATC) S200 Class is a class of

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. They were introduced in 1941 and lent-leased to the

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for use in the

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during

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Service

Middle East

At least 85 S200s operated in the Middle East, including

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, Palestine and Lebanon. One was destroyed by fire at

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in Egypt in 1942. 29 of this batch was later supplied to

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where they became the

TCDD 46201 Class The Turkish Republic Railways (TCDD) 46201 Class is a class of ex-USATC Lend-Lease S200 Class 2-8-2 steam locomotives. Overview The USATC S200 Class was an American-designed locomotive which they lent-leased to the British for use in the Midd ...

. In 1946, another 24 were transferred to TCDD which added them to the same number series 46201–46253. 51 S200s built in 1942 served on the Trans-Iranian Railway, where they became Iranian class 42.

Europe

After the

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, 31 S200s were transferred and used there. 30 of these entered FS stock as

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Nos. 747.001–747.030; the other one caught fire and was destroyed.

Asia

Thirty were donated to China by the

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designated these as class ㄇㄎ10（MK10）in 1951, then reclassifying them as class 解放10 (JF10, ''Jiefang'', "Liberation") and numbering them 3711−3740.

Survivors

Two of the Turkish locomotives survive: 46224 at

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and 46244 at the Çamlık Railway Museum.

References

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External links

Alexandros Gregoriou: ''The USATC steam locomotives in Greece, 1947, 1959''

Trains of Turkey: ''46201 to 46253''
{{Locomotives of China 2-8-2 locomotives

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