2-6-0
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Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, ' 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'.
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- Australia
- Belgian Congo
- Canada
- Finland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Cape gauge
- Narrow gauge
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Notes
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Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, ' 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'.
==Overview== In the United States and Europe, the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement was principally used on tender locomotives. This type of locomotive was widely built in the United States from the early 1860s to the 1920s.
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