Model Steam Trains and How They Are Classified

When it comes to model steam trains the steamGreenbrier, Pocono, Potomac, Golden State, Western,
locomotive outshines the modern diesel-electricGeneral, Wyoming (Lehigh Valley), Governor, Big Apple,
locomotive. The sight of a 4-8-8-4 Big Boy roaringGS Series "Daylight" (Southern Pacific),
down the rails gives you some idea of the power the6-8-6 (PRR S2 steam turbine locomotive),
massive engine is capable of producing. This0-10-0 Ten-Coupled, (rarely) Decapod,
impressive power is transferred to the art of model0-10-2 Union,
railroading. Even though most models are powered by2-10-0 Decapod, Russian Decapod,
an electric engine the steam locomotive still comes2-10-2 Santa Fe, Central, Decapod (only on the
across as a powerful locomotive. In model trains youSouthern Pacific),
can find or scratch build any steam locomotive ever2-10-4 Texas, Colorado (CB&Q), Selkirk (Canada),
built. Now let's look at how these locomotives got their4-10-0 Mastodon, Gobernador (in honor of El
name and how steam locomotives are classified.Gobernador),
A system of classifying steam locomotives came into4-10-2 Southern Pacific, Overland,
existence in the early twentieth century. This0-12-0 Twelve-Coupled,
classification system was introduced by Frederick2-12-0 Centipede,
Mathvan Whyte. The Wythe classification counts the2-12-2 Javanic,
leading wheels followed by the number of powered2-12-4, 4-12-2 Union Pacific,
wheels followed by the number of trailing wheels with4-14-4 AA20.
dashes between (example 2-4-2).So you can see that with these none articulated
This is a list of the none articulated locomotives:locomotives that you probably can find one to run on
0-2-2 Northumbrian,your layout. But, this is not all of the steam locomotives.
2-2-0 Planet,We will look at articulated locomotives next.
2-2-2 Single, Jenny Lind,Now let's look at the larger or even monster size
2-2-4, 4-2-0 Jervis,locomotive called articulated locomotives. These
4-2-2-Bicycle,locomotives were built in several classifications.
6-2-0 Crampton,This is a list of the locomotives:
0-0-4-0 Four-Coupled,0-4-4-0 Bavarian, BB II,
0-4-2, 0-4-4 Forney,2-4-4-0, 0-4-4-2, 2-4-4-2, 0-6-6-0 Erie,
2-4-0 Porter, 'Old English,2-6-6-2 Denver & Salt Lake,
2-4-2 Columbia,2-6-6-4 Norfolk & Western,
2-4-4, 4-4-0 American, Eight-wheeler,2-6-6-6 Allegheny, Blue Ridge,
4-4-2 Atlantic,4-6-6-2 (Southern Pacific class MM-2),
4-4-4 Reading, Jubilee (Canada),4-6-6-4 Challenger,
0-3-0, 0-6-0 Six-Coupled, Bourbonnais (France), USRA2-6-8-0 (Southern Railway, Great Northern Railway),
0-6-0 (United States),0-8-8-0 Angus,
0-6-2, 0-6-4 Forney six-coupled,2-8-8-0 Bull Moose,
2-6-0 Mogul,2-8-8-2 Chesapeake,
2-6-2 Prairie,2-8-8-4 Yellowstone,
2-6-4 Adriatic,4-8-8-2 Southern Pacific cab forward classes,
2-6-6, 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler (not Britain),4-8-8-4 Big Boy,
4-6-2 Pacific,2-10-10-2 (Santa Fe and Virginian railroads),
4-6-4 Hudson, Baltic,2-8-8-8-2 Triplex (Erie RR),
0-8-0 Eight-Coupled, USSR2-8-8-8-4 Triplex (Virginian RR),
0-8-0 (United States),Garratt articulated locomotives, 0-4-0+0-4-0,
0-8-2, 0-8-4, 2-8-0 Consolidation,2-6-2+2-6-2.
2-8-2 Mikado, Mike, MacArthur,Some of these locomotives are very long. Therefore;
2-8-4 Berkshire, Kanawha,if you plan on using them on your layout, remember
2-8-6 Used only on four Mason Bogie locomotives,that they can't make a curve with a tight radius. You
4-8-0 Mastodon, Twelve-Wheeler,really need long sweeping curves for the locomotive to
4-8-2 Mountain, Mohawk,operate properly.
4-8-4 Northern, Niagara, Confederation, Dixie,