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Garratt locomotive wheel arrangement 2-6-0+0-6-2 WheelArrangement 2-6-6-2.svg Diagram of one small leading wheel, six large driving wheels in two trios, each trio joined by coupling rods, and one small trailing wheel M388, East Perth, 1926.jpg WAGR M class no. M388, the first 2-6-0+0-6-2 locomotive 1C+C1, 1'C+C1' 130+031 34+34 3/4+3/4, 6/8 from 1920s 1-3-0+0-3-1 1911 Australia WAGR M class Western Australian Government Railways Beyer, Peacock & Company Beyer, Peacock & Company 0-4-0+0-4-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0+0-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of an articulated locomotive with two separate swivelling engine units, arranged back to back with the boiler and cab suspended between them. Each engine unit has two leading wheels in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. The arrangement is effectively two 2-6-0 locomotives operating back-to-back and was used on Garratt, Kitson-Meyer, and Golwé articulated locomotives. A similar wheel arrangement exists for Mallet steam locomotives on which only the front engine unit swivels, but these are referred to as 2-6-6-2. 3 Overview The 2-6-0+0-6-2 was the second Garratt type to appear after the original 0-4-0+0-4-0 and was first used on the fourth through ninth Garratts to be constructed. +2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt production list – All manufacturers Gauge Railway Class Works no. Units Year Builder0260 10.25in 1 onWells & Walsingham Light Railway11986Neil Simkins0260 10.25in 1 onWells & Walsingham Light Railway12010Wells & Walsingham Light Railway0610 2ft 1 onSouth African RailwaysNG G115975-597731919Beyer, Peacock & Company0610 2ft 1 onSouth African RailwaysNG G116199-620021925Beyer, Peacock & Company0760 2 ft 6 in 1 onVictorian Railways, AustraliaG6267-626821926Beyer, Peacock & Company1000 1000 mm 1 onSão Paulo Railway, BrazilU566411912Beyer, Peacock & Company1000 1000 mm 1 onSão Paulo Railway, BrazilV679511936Beyer, Peacock & Company1000 1000 mm 1 onC.F.MadagascarB2031-203221926St. Leonard, Belgium1067 3 ft 6 in 1South African RailwaysGA594111920Beyer, Peacock & Company1067 3 ft 6 in 1Australian Portland Cement679411936Beyer, Peacock & Company1067 3 ft 6 in 1Australian Portland Cement693511939Beyer, Peacock & Company1067 3 ft 6 in 1Western Australian Government RailwaysM5477-548261911Beyer, Peacock & Company1067 3 ft 6 in 1Western Australian Government RailwaysMs5665-567171912Beyer, Peacock & Company1067 3 ft 6 in 1Western Australian Government RailwaysMsa46-55101930Western Australian Government Railways1435 4ft8.5in 1 onArgentine North Eastern Railway6238-624031925Beyer, Peacock & Company1435 4ft8.5in 1 onLondon Midland & Scottish RailwayGarratt6325-632731927Beyer, Peacock & Company1435 4ft8.5in 1 onArgentine North Eastern Railway6349-635241927Beyer, Peacock & Company1435 4ft8.5in 1 onEast African Railways6355-635951927Beyer, Peacock & Company1435 4ft8.5in 1 onLondon Midland & Scottish RailwayGarratt6648-6677301930Beyer, Peacock & Company Usage Australia thumb|Western Australian Government Railways MSA class Garratt locomotive no MSA468, c. 1930 A group of six locomotives of 3ft6in on gauge were constructed for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1911 as their Class M. Further locomotives for this railway included seven more Class Ms locomotives in 1912. The Australian Portland Cement Company took delivery of two 3ft6in on gauge locomotives in 1936 and 1939, as their no. 1 and no. 2 engines for the Fyansford Cement Works Railway. These engines replaced two Vulcan Iron Works 0-6-0 ST on the mainline haul until they were later displaced by Australian Standard Garratt no. G33. Fyansford's no. 2, by then a combination of no. 2's centre unit and no. 1's engine units, was in service until 1966, when the quarry line was replaced by a conveyor belt. Fyansford no. 2 was to be evaluated in 2015 for return to service on the Bellarine Railway, after having been moved there from the Menzies Creek Museum of the Puffing Billy Railway in 2010. Philippines Manila Railroad 160 class The Manila Railway Company (now the Philippine National Railways) operated four 160-class Kitson-Meyer locomotives that were built in 1914. It was once disputed as to whether the class was 2-6-0+0-6-2T or 2-6-6-2T. Two sources mentioned that they were 2-6-0+0-6-2T,Steve Llanso Manila Railroad Kitson-Meyer Locomotives in Philippines https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=Philippines&wheel=Kitson-Meyer&railroad=mr Sweat House Media August 20, 2020J.D.H. Smith Manila Railroad Steam Locomotives https://jdhsmith.math.iastate.edu/term/slphmrr.htm 2015 August 20, 2020 while one source claims that they were actually 2-6-6-2 T.Report of the General Manager of the Manila Railroad, 1916. It was later confirmed in the Kitson Steam Locomotive Catalogue (1839-1923) that the locomotives were classified by Kitson as a 2-6-0+0-6-2T.Manila Railway - 2-6-0+0-6-2 "Kitson Meyer" type steam locomotive Nr. 143 https://www.flickr.com/photos/124446949@N06/49897495011 Flickr May 15, 2020 August 20, 2020 As most of the Meyer locomotives were found in South America, the Manila Railway was the only known operator of the type in Asia. It was also the only articulated locomotive class operated by the company. These tank locomotives were made to operate on the Antipolo line. However, due to the steep gradient and a high operational cost, the line was closed in 1917. These locomotives were then relegated to the Pagsanjan line in Laguna and the South Main Line between Manila and Lucena. These locomotives were retired in 1925 after being replaced by larger tender locomotives. South Africa Narrow gauge thumb|Restored SAR Class NG G11 no. 54 Solly at Chelsea, 3 April 1990 Between 1919 and 1925, the South African Railways (SAR) placed five Class NG G11 Garratt locomotives with this wheel arrangement in service on the Avontuur 2ft narrow gauge line through the Langkloof and also in Natal. They were the first Garratt locomotives to enter service in South Africa. The three locomotives, numbered 51 to 53, were erected at Uitenhage and put on trials on the Avontuur line in May 1920. These first three locomotives were not superheated. They had outside plate frames, Walschaerts valve gear, Belpaire fireboxes and used saturated steam and slide valves.Sandstone Steam Railroad https://web.archive.org/web/20081227210059/http://www.sandstone-estates.com/heritage/rail/news/rn141/rn141.htm December 27, 2008 Having been proven successful during trials, another two locomotives were ordered from Beyer, Peacock & Company. Numbers 54 and 55 were delivered in 1925 and placed in service in Natal. Since these two were superheated, they had longer smokeboxes and were 9+1/2 in mm 3 off longer in overall length, while the incorporation of piston valves required alteration of the valve gear. The cabs of the second order locomotives were also improved to offer better protection to the crew. Cape gauge thumb|SAR Class GA, circa 1921 In February 1921, the SAR placed a single experimental Class GA Garratt 2-6-0+0-6-2 locomotive in service. It was ordered from Beyer, Peacock & Company in 1914, together with the order for the narrow gauge Class NG G11 Garratts, but wartime hostilities also delayed its delivery until 1920. It was the first Cape gauge Garratt to enter service in South Africa.88-89, 105-10641 The locomotive was superheated, with a Belpaire firebox, a plate frame and Walschaerts valve gear. It was erected in the Durban shops and placed in trial service on the Natal mainline. During the trials it was found that the absence of trailing carrying wheels on the engine units was a disadvantage, since it led to excessive flange wear on the driving wheels. As a result, the locomotive remained the only representative of its Class and all subsequent Garratt models of the SAR were equipped with trailing Bissel trucks on their engine units. The locomotive was withdrawn from service in 1938 because of a cracked frame and scrapped.25, 123Hendrie Engine Power on the S.A.R. South African Mining and Engineering Journal 10 December 1921 XXXII 1576 529 https://archive.org/stream/p2saminingengine32joha#page/529 United Kingdom thumb|2-6-0+0-6-2 Norfolk Hero Narrow Gauge One 21st century example of this wheel arrangement has been built for the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, a 10.25in gauge heritage railway in Norfolk, England. An earlier 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt, No. 3, the Norfolk Hero, was built by Neil Simkins in 1986. In 2010, the fleet was augmented by a new Garratt, No. 6, the Norfolk Heroine. Standard Gauge The London, Midland and Scottish Railway built 33 Garratt locomotives (3 in 1927, 30 in 1930) to use as heavy freight engines. They were withdrawn from 1955 to 1958. References External links collspsed 6,2-6-0+0-6-2