- 2-6-6
In the
Whyte notation for describingsteam locomotive wheel arrangement , a 2-6-6 is a locomotive with a two-wheeledleading truck , sixdriving wheel s, and a six-wheeledtrailing truck . All the locomotives produced of this arrangement have beentank locomotive s, and the vast majority in theUnited States . It was a popular arrangement for the largerMason Bogie s, as well as some of the largest suburban tank locomotives.Other equivalent classifications are:
UIC classification : 1C3 (also known asGerman classification andItalian classification )French classification : 133Turkish classification : 37Swiss classification : 3/7
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