0-4-4

noun

Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

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noun0-4-4 (plural 0-4-4s)

plural 0-4-4s

  1. Under the Whyte notation, a steam locomotive that has four coupled driving wheels followed by four trailing wheels, with no leading wheels.

    All the five Scottish railways had specimens of the type and it may fairly be said that the 0-4-4 was the commonest type of engine for suburban and local passenger work.

    1959 January 28, John W. Grant, “Scottish 0-4-4 Tank Engines”, in Railway Magazine, page 10
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