4-2-2

The Midland Railway 115 Class 4-2-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle.

Other equivalent classifications are:

UIC classification: 2A1
French classification: 211
Turkish classification: 14
Swiss classification: 1/4

Like other steam locomotive types with single pairs of driving wheels, they were also known as singles.