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{{short description|Locomotive wheel arrangement}}
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[[File:LNWR engine No.2053 'Greater Britain'.jpg|thumb|LNWR ''Greater Britain'' Class, engine No. 2053 ''[[Greater Britain]]'']]
[[File:LNWR engine No. 687.jpg|thumb|No. 687, LNWR 2-2-2-2T]]
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[[File:LNWR engine No.2053 'Greater Britain'.jpg|thumb|LNWR ''Greater Britain'' Class, engine No. 2053 ''[[Imperial Federation|Greater Britain]]'']]
[[File:LNWR engine No. 1535 Henry Maudslay.jpg|thumb|LNWR ''John Hick'' Class, engine <br> No. 1535 ''[[Henry Maudslay]]'']]
[[File:LNWR engine No. 1535 Henry Maudslay.jpg|thumb|LNWR ''John Hick'' Class, engine <br> No. 1535 ''[[Henry Maudslay]]'']]
Under the [[Whyte notation]] for the classification of [[steam locomotive]]s, '''2-2-2-2''' could represent either the [[wheel arrangement]] of two [[leading wheel]]s on one axle, four powered but uncoupled [[driving wheel]]s on two axles, and two [[trailing wheel]]s on one axle, or of two sets of leading wheels (not in a [[bogie]] truck), two [[driving wheel]]s on one axle, and two [[trailing wheel]]s .
Under the [[Whyte notation]] for the classification of [[steam locomotive]]s, '''2-2-2-2''' could represent either the [[wheel arrangement]] of two [[leading wheel]]s, four powered but uncoupled [[driving wheel]]s, and two [[trailing wheel]]s; or of two independent leading axles (not in a [[bogie]] truck), two [[driving wheel]]s, and two [[trailing wheel]]s.


==Usage==
==Usage==
The (2-2)-2-0 wheel arrangement, or (2-2)&nbsp;-2-0,<ref>Baxter, pp. 45 & 67.</ref> was first used on five locomotives introduced on the [[Eastern Counties Railway]] by [[John Chester Craven]] in 1846/7.<ref name=Baxter1977>{{cite book | last = Baxter | first = Bertram | title =British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923 | publisher = Moorland Publishing | volume =1 | year =1977 | location =Buxton | page= 45 | isbn =978-0-903485-50-0}}</ref>
The (2-2)-2-2 wheel arrangement, or (2-2)&nbsp;-2-2,<ref name=Baxter1977>{{cite book |last=Baxter |first=Bertram |title=British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923| publisher=Moorland Publishing| volume=1| year=1977| location=Buxton |pages=45 & 67 |isbn=978-0-903485-50-0}}</ref> was first used on five locomotives introduced on the [[Eastern Counties Railway]] by [[John Chester Craven]] in 1846/7.{{sfnp|Baxter|1977|p=45}}


The 2-(2-2)-0 version was used by [[Francis Webb (engineer)|Francis Webb]] of the [[London and North Western Railway]] between 1885 and 1887 on two unique [[divided drive (locomotive)|divided drive]] [[compound locomotive|compound]] [[tank locomotive]]s, [[No. 687]] and [[No. 600]]. He then produced two [[tender (rail)|tender engine]] classes each of ten locomotives: the [[LNWR Webb Greater Britain Class]] (1892-1894) and the [[LNWR John Hick Class]] (1894-1898). The locomotives were never reliable and Webb's successor [[George Whale]] withdrew them all within three years of taking up office in 1903.<ref>Bertram Baxter, ''British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923'', Vol.2B Moorland, 1979), p. 196.</ref>
The 2-(2-2)-2 version was used by [[Francis Webb (engineer)|Francis Webb]] of the [[London and North Western Railway]] between 1885 and 1887 on two unique [[divided drive (locomotive)|divided drive]] [[compound locomotive|compound]] [[tank locomotive]]s, [[No. 687]] (1885) and [[No. 600]] (1887). He then produced two [[tender (rail)|tender engine]] classes each of ten locomotives: the [[LNWR Greater Britain Class]] (1892–1894) and the [[LNWR John Hick Class]] (1894–1898). The locomotives were never reliable and Webb's successor [[George Whale]] withdrew them all within three years of taking up office in 1903.<ref>{{cite book| first=Bertram| last=Baxter| title=British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923| volume=2B| publisher=Moorland| year=1979| page=196}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[John Hick (MP)|John Hick]]
* [[John Hick (politician)]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Whyte types}}
{{Whyte types}}


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Latest revision as of 03:52, 25 July 2024

No. 687, LNWR 2-2-2-2T
LNWR Greater Britain Class, engine No. 2053 Greater Britain
LNWR John Hick Class, engine
No. 1535 Henry Maudslay

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-2-2 could represent either the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, four powered but uncoupled driving wheels, and two trailing wheels; or of two independent leading axles (not in a bogie truck), two driving wheels, and two trailing wheels.

Usage

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The (2-2)-2-2 wheel arrangement, or (2-2) -2-2,[1] was first used on five locomotives introduced on the Eastern Counties Railway by John Chester Craven in 1846/7.[2]

The 2-(2-2)-2 version was used by Francis Webb of the London and North Western Railway between 1885 and 1887 on two unique divided drive compound tank locomotives, No. 687 (1885) and No. 600 (1887). He then produced two tender engine classes each of ten locomotives: the LNWR Greater Britain Class (1892–1894) and the LNWR John Hick Class (1894–1898). The locomotives were never reliable and Webb's successor George Whale withdrew them all within three years of taking up office in 1903.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Baxter, Bertram (1977). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923. Vol. 1. Buxton: Moorland Publishing. pp. 45 & 67. ISBN 978-0-903485-50-0.
  2. ^ Baxter (1977), p. 45.
  3. ^ Baxter, Bertram (1979). British locomotive catalogue 1825-1923. Vol. 2B. Moorland. p. 196.


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