Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Mogul.
Other equivalent classifications are:
- UIC classification: 1C (also known as German classification and Italian classification)
- French classification: 130
- Turkish classification: 34
- Swiss classification: 3/4
- Russian classification: 1-3-0
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