2-8-8-2s

A form of 2-8-8-2 — Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with two leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of 2-8-8-2
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