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2-4-0 and Race to the North

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between 2-4-0 and Race to the North

2-4-0 vs. Race to the North

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and no trailing wheels. The Race to the North was the name given by the press to occasions in two summers of the late 19th century when British passenger trains belonging to different companies would literally race each other from London to Scotland over the two principal rail trunk routes connecting the English capital city to Scotland – the West Coast Main Line which runs from London Euston via Crewe and Carlisle and the East Coast Main Line route from London King's Cross via York and Newcastle.

Similarities between 2-4-0 and Race to the North

2-4-0 and Race to the North have 8 things in common (in Unionpedia): Francis Webb (engineer), Great Northern Railway (Great Britain), Leading wheel, LNWR Improved Precedent Class, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway, North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom), Whyte notation.

Francis Webb (engineer)

Francis William Webb (21 May 1836 – 4 June 1906) was a British engineer responsible for the design and manufacture of locomotives for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).

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Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846.

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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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LNWR Improved Precedent Class

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Improved Precedent class or Renewed Precedent class is a class of 2-4-0 steam locomotive originally designed for express passenger work.

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London and North Western Railway

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922.

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom)

The North Eastern Railway (NER) was an English railway company.

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Whyte notation

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.

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2-4-0 and Race to the North Comparison

2-4-0 has 75 relations, while Race to the North has 109. As they have in common 8, the Jaccard index is 4.35% = 8 / (75 + 109).

References

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