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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with five axles connecting ten powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has ten coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with six axles connecting twelve powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, the simplest form of steam locomotive, with two axles and four driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each having an 0-4-0 wheel configuration.
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Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and no trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a simple form of steam locomotive, with three axles connecting six driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has six coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and no trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with four axles connecting eight powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has eight coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with no leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing truck.
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(rail transport) A wheel arrangement for diesel-electric locomotives signifying that a locomotive has eight axles on two bogies, six axles are powered by electric motors, with one outer axle on each bogie unpowered.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a single-axle leading truck followed by five powered driving axles, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of ten driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, five pairs of coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, ten coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a single-axle leading truck followed by six powered driving axles, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six pairs of coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six pairs of coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle and one powered driving axle.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, two driving wheels and two trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels followed by two sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a pair of leading wheels followed by six driving wheels, with no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-6-0 wheel configuration.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.
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(rail transport) Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and six trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, an articulated locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and six trailing wheels on a trailing truck. This arrangement was used only on the C&O which called it the Allegheny and the Virginian, which named it the Blue Ridge.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, a set of six driving wheels followed by another set of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a single-axle leading truck followed by four powered driving axles, and no trailing wheels. Its popular name is "Consolidation" as its appearance coincided with the consolidation of several Eastern coal railroads. The Consolidation was extremely popular, especially in the first quarter of the 20th century.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-8-0 wheel configuration.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, four pairs of coupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, eight coupled driving wheels, and six trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, three sets of eight driving wheels, and a two trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has two leading wheels, three sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by ten coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, ten coupled driving wheels, and one pair of trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, twelve coupled driving wheels, and one pair of trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive with four leading wheels in a leading truck, fourteen driving wheels (seven axles) in a rigid frame, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a four-wheel leading truck followed by a single driving axle.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, two driving wheels and two trailing wheels.
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(countable) Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a four-wheel leading truck, one powered driving axle and a four-wheel unpowered trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by two sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has a two-axle leading truck, two powered driving axles and a one-axle trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, four coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has four leading wheels in a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has four leading wheels in a leading truck followed by four coupled driving wheels, a second set with six coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by three sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
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(rail transport) Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four coupled leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels, and a pair of trailing wheels. Also known in UK English as a "Pacific" locomotive.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 2-6-4 wheel configuration.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has four leading wheels in a leading truck followed by six coupled driving wheels, a second set with four coupled driving wheels, and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, an articulated locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of six driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels on a leading truck followed by four sets of coupled driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Garratt steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted in opposite directions on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler, and each engine having a 4-8-4 wheel configuration.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has four leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck. The C&O had one planned as their class J4, but it was never built.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and four trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has an unpowered three-axle leading truck followed by a single powered driving axle.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a duplex steam locomotive that has six coupled leading wheels in a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and a six coupled trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive that has six leading wheels arranged in a leading truck, eight coupled driving wheels and six trailing wheels in a trailing truck.
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Under the International Union of Railways ("UIC") classification system, a steam locomotive that has two coupled driving wheels followed by two trailing wheels, with no leading wheels; also called an 0-2-2.
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(countable) A locomotive with this wheel arrangement.
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(rail transport) A nickname for the 0-8-8-0 train configuration.
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(rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 4-4-2 wheel arrangement.
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(rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement.
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(rail transport) A wheel arrangement for diesel and electric locomotives signifying that a locomotive has four axles, each powered by a motor, on two bogies.
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(rail transport) A wheel arrangement for diesel and electric locomotives signifying that a locomotive has six axles, each powered by a motor, on two bogies.
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A decapod, the 0-10-0 and 2-10-0 steam locomotive configurations.
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(rail transport) A design of steam locomotive with the driving wheels on one or two bogies.
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A steam locomotive that is articulated in three parts, with a boiler mounted on the centre frame, and two steam engines mounted on separate frames, one on each end of the boiler.
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(rail transport, US, Canada) A steam locomotive of the 4-6-4 wheel arrangement.
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On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located in front of the driving wheels.
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On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel located in front of the driving wheels.
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(rail transport, UK) A railway built at lower cost, with lighter track and to a lower standard than a main-line railway.
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A type of articulated locomotive, in which there are two powered trucks, with the rear truck being rigidly attached to the main body and boiler of the locomotive, while the front powered truck is attached to the rear by a hinge, so that it may swing from side to side, and with the front end of the boiler resting upon a sliding bearing on the swinging front truck.
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A nickname for both the 4-8-0 and (though incorrectly) the 4-10-0 train configurations.
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(historical) A kind of articulated locomotive of the 19th century.
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(rail transport) The steam locomotive 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.
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(rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
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(rail transport, in multiple unit formations, initialism) non-driving motor
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(rail transport) a steam locomotive of the 4-8-4 wheel arrangement.
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(rail transport) A steam locomotive of the 4-6-2 wheel arrangement.
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(rail transport, US, Canada) A Budd Rail Diesel Car, a self-propelled railcar for passengers.
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(rail transport, Britain, obsolete) A steam locomotive with a single driving axle.
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(rail transport) A steam locomotive with a single driving axle.
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On a steam locomotive, an axle connecting a coupled pair of unpowered wheels located behind the driving wheels.
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On a steam locomotive, a railroad truck to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) for one or more coupled pairs of unpowered wheels are attached through bearings, located behind the driving wheels.
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(rail transport) On a steam locomotive, an unpowered wheel or axle located behind the driving wheels.
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(historical) A kind of steam wagon having the engine below the cab.
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The 0-10-2 locomotive wheel arrangement.
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A notation for classifying steam locomotives by their wheel arrangement. For example, a locomotive with two leading axles (four wheels) in front, then three driving axles (six wheels) and then one trailing axle (two wheels) is denoted 4-6-2.
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A nickname for the 2-8-8-4 locomotive configuration.
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