4-8-8-2

Noun

Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

Japanese Meaning

ウィライト方式におけるマレット型機関車の一種で、先行トラックに4輪、2組の8輪の駆動輪、後続トラックに2輪を持つ車両のホイール配置を示す。

What is this buttons?

The surviving 4-8-8-2 is the only Mallet-type locomotive on display at the railway museum.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

現存する四・八・八・二は鉄道博物館に展示されている唯一のマレット式機関車です。

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Under the Whyte notation system, a Mallet-type locomotive with four leading wheels on a leading truck, two sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels on a trailing truck.

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