Template:Infobox steam wheel arrangement/doc

This is an infobox for steam locomotive wheel arrangements using the Whyte notation. For locomotives, use {{Infobox locomotive}} and for steam locomotive tenders, use {{Infobox steam tender}} instead.

Usage

4-8-2 (Mountain)

Front of locomotive at left

NGR Hendrie D, the first true Mountain locomotive

Equivalent classifications UIC class 2′D1 French class 241 Turkish class 47 Swiss class 4/7 Russian class 2-4-1

First known tank engine version First use 1888 Country Colony of Natal Locomotive NGR Class D, Dübs A Railway Natal Government Railways Designer William Milne Builder Dübs and Company

First known tender engine version First use 1906 Country Colony of Natal Locomotive NGR Altered Class B Railway Natal Government Railways Designer D.A. Hendrie Builder Natal Government Railways Evolved from 4-8-0 modified Benefits Improved stability at speed

First known "True type" version First use 1909 Country Colony of Natal Locomotive NGR Class Hendrie D Railway Natal Government Railways Designer D.A. Hendrie Builder North British Locomotive Company Evolved from 4-6-2 Benefits Wide and deep firebox behind coupled wheels

Parameters

This template has a number of parameters, all of which are optional:

• name – The article title, e.g. 4-4-0 (The most commonly used name of the wheel arrangement, in brackets)
• image - Wheel arrangement schematic
• alt - Alternative text for the image, displayed when the image cannot be shown (such as for visually impaired users, or for spoken articles)
• caption - Front of locomotive at left (only if non-symmetrical)
• image2 - Loco picture, if possible preferably the first one to use this wheel arrangement
• alt2 - Alternative text for the image
• caption2 - Loco picture description

• hatnote - A label-less centered text field for notices
• UIC/Germany/Italy – Alternative UIC, German or Italian classification
• French/Spanish - Alternative French or Spanish classification
• Turkish - Alternative Turkish classification
• Swiss - Alternative Swiss classification
• Russian - Alternative Russian classification

• date - Year introduced
• country – Country first used in
• locomotive – First locomotive with this wheel arrangement
• railway – First railway to use this wheel arrangement
• designer – Designer who introduced this wheel arrangement
• builder – Builder of the first locomotive with this wheel arrangement
• evolvedfrom - The wheel arrangement(s) from which it evolved
• evolvedto - The wheel arrangement(s) which evolved from it
• mainbenefit – For example wider firebox, reduced axle load, stability etc
• maindrawback – For example narrow firebox, instability at speed, etc

• date2 - Year introduced
• country2 – Country first used in
• locomotive2 – First locomotive with this wheel arrangement
• railway2 – First railway to use this wheel arrangement
• designer2 – Designer who introduced this wheel arrangement
• builder2 – Builder of the first locomotive with this wheel arrangement
• evolvedfrom2 - The wheel arrangement(s) from which it evolved
• evolvedto2 - The wheel arrangement(s) which evolved from it
• mainbenefit2 – For example wider firebox, reduced axle load, stability etc
• maindrawback2 – For example narrow firebox, instability at speed, etc

• date3 - Year introduced
• country3 – Country first used in
• locomotive3 – First locomotive with this wheel arrangement
• railway3 – First railway to use this wheel arrangement
• designer3 – Designer who introduced this wheel arrangement
• builder3 – Builder of the first locomotive with this wheel arrangement
• evolvedfrom3 - The wheel arrangement(s) from which it evolved
• evolvedto3 - The wheel arrangement(s) which evolved from it
• mainbenefit3 – For example wider firebox, reduced axle load, stability etc
• maindrawback3 – For example narrow firebox, instability at speed, etc

Separate multiple values by using {{Plainlist}} or {{Flatlist}}.

Example

{{Infobox steam wheel arrangement
| name             = 4-4-0 (American)
| image            = Wheel arrangement schematic
| alt              = 
| caption          = Front of locomotive at left (only if non-symmetrical)
| image2           = Loco picture, preferably the first one to use this arrangement
| alt2             = 
| caption2         = Loco description
<!--Equivalent classifications-->
| hatnote          = 
| UIC/Germany/Italy=
| French/Spanish   = 
| Turkish          = 
| Swiss            = 
| Russian          = 
<!--First tank engine version-->
| date             = Year introduced
| country          = First user
| locomotive       = First loco
| railway          = First railway
| designer         = 
| builder          = 
| evolvedfrom      = wheel arrangement(s)
| evolvedto        = wheel arrangement(s)
| mainbenefit      = wider firebox, reduced axle load, stability etc
| maindrawback     = narrow firebox, instability at speed, etc
<!--First tender engine version-->
| date2            = Year introduced
| country2         = First user
| locomotive2      = First loco
| railway2         = First railway
| designer2        = 
| builder2         = 
| evolvedfrom2     = wheel arrangement(s)
| evolvedto2       = wheel arrangement(s)
| mainbenefit2     = wider firebox, reduced axle load, stability etc
| maindrawback2    = narrow firebox, instability at speed, etc
<!--First "True type" version-->
| date3            = Year introduced
| country3         = First user
| locomotive3      = First loco
| railway3         = First railway
| designer3        = 
| builder3         = 
| evolvedfrom3     = wheel arrangement(s)
| evolvedto3       = wheel arrangement(s)
| mainbenefit3     = wider firebox, reduced axle load, stability etc
| maindrawback3    = narrow firebox, instability at speed, etc
}}

See also

• {{Infobox locomotive}} – for steam, electric and diesel locomotives
• {{Infobox steam tender}} - for steam locomotive tenders
• {{Infobox train}} – for multiple units and passenger cars
• {{Infobox German railway vehicle}} – for direct translations of articles copied from the German Wikipedia, pending conversion to {{Infobox train}} or {{Infobox locomotive}} format
• {{Infobox tram}} – for trams/streetcars