0-2-4

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-2-4 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and four trailing wheels on two axles.

History

Dundee and Newtyle Railway 0-2-4

This is an unusual wheel arrangement, with the only known examples being three locomotives supplied to the 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) Dundee and Newtyle Railway by J and C Carmichael of Dundee in 1833. ^{[1] [2]} These were still in operation in 1847, but may have been scrapped in 1849 when the line was converted to standard gauge.^{[ citation needed ]}

There was also the Bristol and Exeter Railway Fairfield steam carriage, built in 1848 for the Bristol and Exter Railway, who used it on a branch line before turning it into an 0-2-2 by removing its coach section and two of its trailing wheels, after which it was promptly used for shunting duties.

References

1. Baxter 1977, p. 20.
2. Baxter 1984, p. 20.

• Baxter, Bertram (1977). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 1: General Summary and Index of Locomotive-Owning Companies . Hartington, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN   0-903485-50-8.
• Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company.