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In the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotive wheel arrangement, a 2-4-4-0 is a locomotive with two leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and no trailing truck. Examples of this type were constructed as Mallet locomotives.

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Examples

The Chemins de Fer Departmentaux Vivarais and the Chemins de Fer Departmentaux Lozère each possessed 2-4-4-0 Mallet locomotives. The Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques built three for the Vivarais system in 1908 and two for the Lozère system in 1909.

Equivalent classifications

Other equivalent classifications are:

  • UIC classification: 1BB (also known as German classification and Italian classification)
  • French classification: 120+020
  • Turkish classification: 23+22
  • Swiss classification: 2/3+2/2
  • Russian classification: 1-2-0+0-2-0

    • The UIC classification is 1B'B.

    References

    2-4-4-0 Wikipedia
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