0-10-0

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with five axles connecting ten powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

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noun0-10-0 (plural 0-10-0s)

plural 0-10-0s

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a steam locomotive, with five axles connecting ten powered driving wheels, and no leading wheels or trailing wheels.

    For the most part they are of straightforward design and the largest group is the ex-Prussian "T16" Class 0-10-0 of Type "94", [...].

    1960 September 28, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553
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