4-6-2
WHEEL ARRANGEMENT OF A LOCOMOTIVE WITH 4 LEADING WHEELS, 6 DRIVING WHEELS AND 2 TRAILING WHEELS
Pacific (train); Pacific (locomotive); 4-6-2T; Pacific locomotive; 4-6-2 locomotive; 2-3-1; 4–6–2; Pacific type; Pacific train; Pacific type train
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and two trailing wheels on one axle. The locomotive became almost globally known as a Pacific type.