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2-8-8-4
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-8-8-4 is a locomotive with two leading wheels, two sets of eight driving wheels, and a four-wheel trailing truck. The equivalent UIC classification is (1'D)D2'.
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