- 2-2-0
A 2-2-0, in the
Whyte notation for the classification ofsteam locomotive s bywheel arrangement , has one unpoweredleading axle and one powereddriving axle . This type, which was one of the earliest ever produced, was commonly called the Planet type after the first locomotive built in 1830 to this configuration,Robert Stephenson 's "Planet".Other equivalent classifications are:
UIC classification : 1A (also known asGerman classification andItalian classification )French classification : 110Turkish classification : 12Swiss classification : 1/2
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