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A 4-6-0 steam locomotive, under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, has four leading wheels on two axles in a leading bogie and six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles with the absence of trailing wheels.
12 Μαρ 2024 · Learn about the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, a classic design that helped haul freight and passengers over steep grades since 1847. See photos and information on the history, variations, and current status of this locomotive type.
4-6-0 locomotives. Front of locomotive at left. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 4-6-0 locomotives. Locomotives classified 4-6-0 under the Whyte notation of locomotive axle arrangements. The equivalent UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements is 2C or 2'C.
11 Απρ 2021 · From the variant of the 2-6-0 Mogul, here is the 4-6-0 Ten-wheeler. Great for mixed traffic and fast-moving trains, these engines were the dawn of a new age in steam travel.
4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Locomotives in the USA. The 4-6-0 wheel arrangement was a natural progression from the 4-4-0 (American type) when railroads desired a locomotive with more power. The first example was built in 1847 by the Norris Brothers for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.
24 Ιουν 2006 · As train lengths grew in the 1880s, the 4-6-0 grew with them. Successive locomotives became larger and larger – particularly in passenger service. At the turn of the century, the New York Central and its subsidiaries took delivery of some large 4-6-0s from Brooks with 80-inch drivers.
first 4-4-0 type locomotive, but it lacked an equalization system and was not suc-cessful. Joseph Harrison, Jr., patented the equalizing beam in 1838, and with this device locomotives could be built with coupled drivers, a swivelling truck, and a three-point suspension system.
