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![]() CGR 2nd Class of 1875, the first 2-6-2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Prairie.