2-6-4

2-6-4 (Adriatic)
Diagram of one small leading wheel, three large driving wheels joined together with a coupling rod, and two small trailing wheels
Front of locomotive at left
Equivalent classifications
UIC class1C2, 1'C2'
French class132
Turkish class36
Swiss class3/6
Russian class1-3-2
First known tank engine version
First use1898
CountrySouth Africa
LocomotivePPR 55 Tonner
RailwayPretoria-Pietersburg Railway
DesignerBeyer, Peacock & Company
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Company
First known tender engine version
First use1901
CountryCape of Good Hope
LocomotiveCGR 6th Class 2-6-4
RailwayCape Government Railways
DesignerHazlitt Beatty
BuilderNeilson, Reid & Company
Evolved from2-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-6-4 locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.