4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives

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4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives are steam engines with a wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels, designed primarily for hauling heavy passenger and freight trains over steep gradients.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf steam locomotive type ⓘ
steam locomotive wheel arrangement ⓘ
designedFor hauling heavy freight trains ⓘ
hauling heavy passenger trains ⓘ
operation over steep gradients ⓘ
developedFrom earlier 4-6-2 Pacific types ⓘ
hasAlternativeName 4-8-2 Mountain type ⓘ
Mountain locomotives ⓘ
hasConfigurationFeature leading truck for stability at speed ⓘ
multiple coupled driving axles for tractive effort ⓘ
trailing truck to support large firebox ⓘ
hasDesignGoal balance between speed and power ⓘ
greater steaming capacity than 4-6-2 types ⓘ
improved adhesion on steep grades ⓘ
hasDrivingWheels 8 ⓘ
hasEraOfUse early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
hasLeadingTruck two-axle leading truck ⓘ
hasLeadingWheels 4 ⓘ
hasName Mountain type ⓘ
hasNumberOfCoupledAxles 4 ⓘ
hasNumberOfLeadingAxles 2 ⓘ
hasNumberOfTrailingAxles 1 ⓘ
hasPowerType steam ⓘ
hasTrailingTruck one-axle trailing truck ⓘ
hasTrailingWheels 2 ⓘ
hasTypicalFeature good high-speed stability ⓘ
high tractive effort ⓘ
large firebox for sustained steaming ⓘ
hasTypicalUseCase heavy mixed-traffic trains ⓘ
long-distance express trains ⓘ
mountainous routes ⓘ
hasUICClassification 2D1 ⓘ
hasWhyteNotation 4-8-2 ⓘ
isNonArticulated true ⓘ
operatedInCountry Argentina ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
China ⓘ
France ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
supportsFireboxType wide firebox ⓘ
usedInServiceType fast freight service ⓘ
mainline passenger service ⓘ
mixed traffic service ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway → hasLocomotiveType → 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives ⓘ
Pacific → isRelatedTo → Mountain (4-8-2) wheel arrangement ⓘ
linked to: 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives
4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives → hasAlternativeName → 4-8-2 Mountain type ⓘ
linked to: 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives