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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "2-2-0 locomotives" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
By 1840 the 2-2-0 tender type had largely been superseded by the 2-2-2 configuration. However, there are a few examples of later tank engines , thus William Bridges Adams of the Fairfield Locomotive Works ( 51°31′52″N 0°01′19″W / 51.5312°N 0.0219°W / 51.5312; -0.0219 ) in Bow supplied a 2-2-0 well tank to the Roman ...
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-2-0 usually represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered but uncoupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels, but can also be used to represent two sets of leading wheels (not in a bogie truck) two driving wheels, and no trailing wheels.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "2-2-2-0 locomotives" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The London and Greenwich Railway began a public service on the 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) section between Spa Road and Deptford in February 1836. [25] Locomotives in use at this point were two Planet type of the 2-2-0 configuration. Royal William was supplied by William Marshall & Sons.
The ninth locomotive built for the L&MR, it was Stephenson's next major design change after the Rocket. It was the first locomotive to employ inside cylinders, and subsequently the 2-2-0 type became known as Planets. On 23 November 1830 No.9 Planet ran the approximately 50 km (30 mi) from Liverpool to Manchester in one hour.
The Patentee locomotive was a revolutionary 2-2-2 steam locomotive type introduced by Robert Stephenson and Company in 1833, as an enlargement of their 2-2-0 Planet type. The wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle provided more stability and enabled a larger firebox than the earlier 0-2-2 and 2-2-0 types.
0-4-0+0-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement , 2-4-0+0-4-2 is an articulated locomotive , usually of the Garratt type. The wheel arrangement is effectively two 2-4-0 locomotives operating back to back, with the boiler and cab suspended between the two power units.