They were built by Sharp, Stewart and Company of Manchester, England for the Ottoman Railway Company and were taken over by TCDD later. The 4 locomotives in this class were numbered 36-39, later 2201-2204. The first arrived in 1889. At least two, 2201 & 2204, were still in service in 1955 and 2202 was reported to be scrapped in 1956.[1]