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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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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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