0-8-6T

Locomotive wheel arrangement

An 0-8-6, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement,[1] is a locomotive with no leading wheels, eight driving wheels (4 axles) fixed in a rigid frame, and six trailing wheels (normally mounted in a trailing truck). All locomotives using this wheel arrangement were tank locomotives.

Examples of this type of locomotive were built by Wilhelm von Engerth.

Equivalent classification

Other equivalent classifications are:

  • UIC classification: D3 (also known as German classification and Italian classification)
  • French classification: 043
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Steam locomotive wheel arrangements (Whyte notation)
Single engine typesDivided drive and
Duplex engine typesArticulated locomotives
Fairlie, Meyer
and Garratt typesArticulated locomotives
Mallet typesArticulated locomotives
Triplex and other Multiplex typesArticulated locomotives
Engerth typesGeared locomotives

References

  1. ^ "Wheel Arrangements". Railway Technical Web Pages. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 1 August 2011.


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