0-8-6T
Locomotive wheel arrangement
An 0-8-6, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement,[1] is a locomotive with no leading wheels, eight driving wheels (4 axles) fixed in a rigid frame, and six trailing wheels (normally mounted in a trailing truck). All locomotives using this wheel arrangement were tank locomotives.
Examples of this type of locomotive were built by Wilhelm von Engerth.
Equivalent classification
Other equivalent classifications are:
- UIC classification: D3 (also known as German classification and Italian classification)
- French classification: 043
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Steam locomotive wheel arrangements (Whyte notation)
- 0-3-0 (monorail)
Duplex engine types
Fairlie, Meyer
and Garratt types
Mallet types
Triplex and other Multiplex types
Engerth types
References
- ^ "Wheel Arrangements". Railway Technical Web Pages. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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