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0-8-2



An 0-8-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is a locomotive with no leading wheels, eight driving wheels (4 axles) fixed in a rigid frame, and two trailing wheels (normally mounted in a trailing truck).



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