4-6-4, under the Whyte notation for the classification of locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels. In Fran
NGR Class H 4-6-4T, SAR Class C2
Victorian Railways R class
West Coast Railway R class 711
Canadian Pacific 2816 at Steamtown, U.S.A. in Vermont
The Whyte notation is a classification method for locomotives based on wheel arrangement. While the Whyte notation is most commonly used when referring to steam locomotives, it can also be applied to
4-6-4
…4-6-4, under the Whyte notation for the classification of locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels and four trailing…
Whyte notation from a handbook for railroad industry workers published in 1906