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2-4-2
In the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, a 2-4-2 has two leading wheels (generally in a leading truck), four driving wheels (two driving axles) and two trailing wheels, normally in a trailing truck. The type is sometimes named "Columbia" after an early locomotive of 2-4-2 arrangement.
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