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SAR Class 24 3655, preserved and operated by Atlantic Rail from Monument Station, Cape Town

In the Whyte notation, a 2-8-4 is a steam locomotive that has one unpowered leading axle, usually in a leading truck, followed by four powered and coupled driving axles, and two unpowered trailing axles, usually mounted in a bogie. This locomotive type is most often referred to as a Berkshire, though the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway used the name Kanawha for their 2-8-4s. In Europe, this wheel arrangement was mostly seen in main line passenger express locomotives and, in certain countries, in tank locomotives.

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2-8-4 or Berkshire 2-8-4 or Berkshire www.trains.com/.../810hlyiy.asp - Web

Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society www.765.org - Web

Steamtown: Nickel Plate Road Steamtown: Nickel Plate Road www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/steamtown/shs2o.htm - Web

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