Under theWhyte notation for the classification ofsteam locomotives bywheel arrangement,6-8-6 represents the arrangement of six unpoweredleading wheels, eight powered and coupleddriving wheels, and six unpoweredtrailing wheels.
Other equivalent classifications are:
The only known example of the 6-8-6 wheel arrangement is the experimentalPennsylvania RailroadS2steam turbine locomotive.[1]
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