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0-6-2 and Whyte notation

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Difference between 0-6-2 and Whyte notation

0-6-2 vs. Whyte notation

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte, and came into use in the early twentieth century following a December 1900 editorial in American Engineer and Railroad Journal.

Similarities between 0-6-2 and Whyte notation

0-6-2 and Whyte notation have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Driving wheel, Leading wheel, Steam locomotive, Trailing wheel, Wheel arrangement, 2-6-0.

Driving wheel

On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotive's pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive).

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Leading wheel

The leading wheel or leading axle or pilot wheel of a steam locomotive is an unpowered wheel or axle located in front of the driving wheels.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Trailing wheel

On a steam locomotive, a trailing wheel or trailing axle is generally an unpowered wheel or axle (wheelset) located behind the driving wheels.

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Wheel arrangement

In rail transport, a wheel arrangement or wheel configuration is a system of classifying the way in which wheels are distributed under a locomotive.

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2-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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0-6-2 and Whyte notation Comparison

0-6-2 has 54 relations, while Whyte notation has 149. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 2.96% = 6 / (54 + 149).

References

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