4-2-2-0

Prototype LSWR T7 4-2-2-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-2-2-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, four independently driven driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels. The arrangement became known as double single.[1][2]

  1. ^ L&SWR Drummond Passenger and Mixed Traffic Locomotive Classes. Pen and Sward Transport. 2020. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-5267-6984-8.
  2. ^ "The Evolution of Compound Locomotives". 1935. Retrieved 2023-07-08.