2-6-0

2-6-0 (Mogul)

Front of locomotive at left

Canadian National E-10-a class No. 89, now owned by the Strasburg Rail Road

Equivalent classifications UIC class 1'C French class 130 Turkish class 34 Swiss class 3/4 Russian class 1-3-0

First known tank engine version First use c. 1870 Country England Railway Garstang and Knot-End Railway

First known tender engine version First use 1852–53 Country United States of America Locomotive Pawnee Railway Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Norris Locomotive Works Evolved from 2-4-0 Evolved to 2-6-2 Benefits Better adhesion than the 2-4-0 Drawbacks Small drivers caused by the firebox being placed in between the driving wheels

First known "True type" version First use 1860 Country United States of America Railway Louisville & Nashville Railroad Evolved from 2-4-0 Evolved to 2-6-2 Benefits Better adhesion with 6 coupled drivers Drawbacks Small drivers limited speed

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul.^[1]