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4-4-2 (locomotive) and GWR 2900 Class

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Difference between 4-4-2 (locomotive) and GWR 2900 Class

4-4-2 (locomotive) vs. GWR 2900 Class

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents a configuration of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading bogie with a single pivot point, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck which supports part of the weight of the boiler and firebox and gives the class its main improvement over the configuration. The Great Western Railway 2900 or Saint Class incorporated several series of 2-cylinder passenger steam locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward and built between 1902 and 1913 with differences in the dimensions.

Similarities between 4-4-2 (locomotive) and GWR 2900 Class

4-4-2 (locomotive) and GWR 2900 Class have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Didcot Railway Centre, George Jackson Churchward, Great Western Railway, Steam locomotive, Superheater, Wilhelm Schmidt (engineer), 4-6-0.

Didcot Railway Centre

Didcot Railway Centre is a former Great Western Railway engine-shed and locomotive stabling point located in Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, which today has been converted into a railway museum and preservation engineering site.

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George Jackson Churchward

George Jackson Churchward (31 January 1857 – 19 December 1933) was chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway (GWR) in the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1922.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.

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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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Superheater

A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into superheated steam or dry steam.

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Wilhelm Schmidt (engineer)

Wilhelm Schmidt, known as Hot Steam Schmidt (German: Heißdampf-Schmidt) (1858–1924) was a German engineer and inventor who achieved the breakthrough in the development of superheated steam technology for steam engines.

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4-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, represents the configuration of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading bogie, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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4-4-2 (locomotive) and GWR 2900 Class Comparison

4-4-2 (locomotive) has 126 relations, while GWR 2900 Class has 102. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 3.07% = 7 / (126 + 102).

References

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