Talk:0-4-2

Gladstone

Is it worth a link to the LBSCR B1 "Gladstone" as well, since wikipedia has a photo? 138.38.32.84 (talk) 00:08, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

None built in the US?

The lead says " 0-4-2 locomotives are typically tank engines, which is noted by adding a T to the end, 0-4-2T. Although there were none in the US, Athearn, a model train company, made an HO scale 0-4-2 under the name "Little monster" for the NWRR"

The Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad, a narrow gauge railroad in California has this type of steam engine. I'm thinking the "narrow gauge" is the difference here? Marcia Wright (talk) 23:33, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

The article doesn't confine itself to any particular gauge, so narrow gauge examples have a right to be mentioned: if you can find a reliable source to use as a reference, go ahead and add it. This article is seriously lacking in sources as it stands. I happen to know that in Britain the 0-4-2 wasn't confined to tank engines - the 0-4-2 tender engine was used for freight in the early days - Stephenson built hundreds before the 0-6-0 became popular. In later Victorian times the 0-4-2 was used for mixed-traffic work on several railways; the LSWR were turning out their A12 class right down to 1895. They even found use as express passenger engines, see LB&SCR B1 class. --Redrose64 (talk) 16:22, 10 July 2010 (UTC)