Invention and Engineering
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Prairie.
Corradino D'Ascanio.
GWR 7800 Class 7822 Foxcote Manor.
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