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A selection of early 20th century locomotive types according to their Whyte notation and their comparative size Whyte notation from a handbook for railroad industry workers published in 1906 [1] The Whyte notation is a classification method for steam locomotives, and some internal combustion locomotives and electric locomotives, by wheel ...
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Especially in steam days, wheel arrangement was an important attribute of a locomotive because there were many different types of layout adopted, each wheel being optimised for a different use (often with only some being actually "driven"). Modern diesel and electric locomotives are much more uniform, usually with all axles driven.
Popularly used for the small scale live steam. No.1: 1:32: 45 mm (1.772 in) Popularly used for the small scale live steam. Corresponds to NEM 1 or NMRA No. 1. No.3: 1:22.6: 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (64 mm) The smallest scale able to pull real passengers. Was one of the first popular live steam gauges, developed in England in the early 1900s.
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