2-8-6

In the Whyte notation for describing steam locomotive wheel arrangement, a 2-8-6 is a locomotive with a two-wheel leading truck, eight driving wheels, and a six-wheel trailing truck. All 2-8-6 locomotives constructed have been 2-8-6T tank locomotives of the Mason Bogie pattern. Other equivalent classifications are:UIC classification: 1D3 (also known as German classification and Italian classification)French classification: 143Turkish classification: 48Swiss classification: 4/8

2-8-6

In the Whyte notation for describing steam locomotive wheel arrangement, a 2-8-6 is a locomotive with a two-wheel leading truck, eight driving wheels, and a six-wheel trailing truck. All 2-8-6 locomotives constructed have been 2-8-6T tank locomotives of the Mason Bogie pattern. Other equivalent classifications are:UIC classification: 1D3 (also known as German classification and Italian classification)French classification: 143Turkish classification: 48Swiss classification: 4/8