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Articulated locomotive wheel arrangement

An 0-8-6-0, in the: Whyte notation for the——classification of steam locomotives by, wheel arrangement, is: an articulated locomotive with no leading wheels, eight driving wheels (4 axles) fixed in a rigid frame, six driving wheels (3 axles) and no trailing wheels. In the UIC system, this would be, "described as a DC't arrangement."

Examples

Kitson-Meyer 3348, under restoration in 2013

Six locomotives with this wheel arrangement were built by Kitson & Co. as Kitson Meyers for the Transandine Railway, three of which survive today.

References

  1. ^ "Survivor". Kitson-Meyer.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2008-10-16.


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