2-6-0 (Mogul)Front of locomotive at left |
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| Equivalent classifications |
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| UIC class | 1'C |
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| French class | 130 |
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| Turkish class | 34 |
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| Swiss class | 3/4 |
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| Russian class | 1-3-0 |
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| First known tank engine version |
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| First use | c. 1870 |
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| Country | England |
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| Railway | Garstang and Knot-End Railway |
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| First known tender engine version |
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| First use | 1852–53 |
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| Country | United States of America |
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| Locomotive | Pawnee |
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| Railway | Philadelphia & Reading Rail Road |
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| Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works
Norris Locomotive Works |
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| Evolved from | 2-4-0 |
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| Evolved to | 2-6-2 |
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| Benefits | Better adhesion than the 2-4-0 |
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| Drawbacks | Small drivers caused by the firebox being placed in between the driving wheels |
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| First known "True type" version |
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| First use | 1860 |
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| Country | United States of America |
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| Railway | Louisville & Nashville Railroad |
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| Evolved from | 2-4-0 |
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| Evolved to | 2-6-2 |
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| Benefits | Better adhesion with 6 coupled drivers |
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| Drawbacks | Small drivers limited speed |
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Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul.[1]
- ^ White, John H. Jr. (1968). A history of the American locomotive; its development: 1830–1880. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 62–65. ISBN 0-486-23818-0