- 4-4-6-4
A 4-4-6-4, in the
Whyte notation for the classification ofsteam locomotive s bywheel arrangement , is one that has fourleading wheel s followed by four coupleddriving wheel s, a second set of six coupled driving wheels and fourtrailing wheel s.The
Pennsylvania Railroad 's Q2 class were the only locomotives ever to use this arrangement. These wereduplex locomotive s, in which both sets of driving wheels were mounted in a common, rigidlocomotive frame . This locomotive design was a further development of the highly successful2-10-4 . The divided drive, or duplex arrangement, allowed for higher speeds with less damage to the track.Other equivalent classifications are:
UIC classification : 2BC2 (also known asGerman classification andItalian classification )French classification : 2232Turkish classification : 2435Swiss classification : 2/4+3/5
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