2-4-4-2

noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

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Meanings

noun2-4-4-2 (plural 2-4-4-2s)

plural 2-4-4-2s

  1. Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.
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