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An 0-8-6, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is a locomotive with no leading wheels, eight driving wheels (4 axles) fixed in a rigid frame, and six trailing wheels (normally mounted in a trailing truck). Examples of this type of locomotive were built by Wilhelm von Engerth.

Equivalent classification[]

Other equivalent classifications are:

  • UIC classification: D3 (also known as German classification and Italian classification)
  • French classification: 043
Cornish Riviera Limited, 6002 King George IV (CJ Allen, Steel Highway, 1928)

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