2-6-2+2-6-2

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

South African Railways 2 ft (610 mm) gauge SAR NGG 16 Class Garratt, preserved in operating condition on the Welsh Highland Railway

A 2-6-2+2-6-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is a Garratt articulated locomotive.

Other equivalent classifications are:
UIC classification: 1C1+1C1 (also known as German classification and Italian classification)
French classification: 131+131
Turkish classification: 35+35
Swiss classification: 3/5+3/5

The wheel arrangement is effectively two 2-6-2 locomotives operating back to back.

This was the second most numerous Garratt arrangement, with 238 examples constructed by Beyer, Peacock and its licensees.^[1][2] None were built to standard gauge; most were narrow gauge, predominantly 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), but sixteen were built to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. The largest user of the type was the South African Railways, which owned 113 of this arrangement; second was the Rhodesia Railways with 46.

The first examples of the type were two 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge locomotives built for the Tasmanian Government Railways in 1912.^[3] This type also included the final Garratts built by Beyer, Peacock, seven SAR NGG 16 Class locomotives built in 1958.

Examples of its use include:

• SAR NGG 13 Class and SAR NGG 16 Class 2 ft (610 mm) gauge Garratt locomotives
• SAR GB Class
• SAR GC Class
• SAR GD Class
• SAR GG Class
• SAR GK Class

[edit] References

1. ^ Gavin Hamilton. Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer Peacock. The Garratt Locomotive. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
2. ^ Gavin Hamilton. Garratt locomotives from other builders. The Garratt Locomotive. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
3. ^ Gavin Hamilton. Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer Peacock. The Garratt Locomotive. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.

This steam locomotive-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.