2-6-2+2-6-2

A 2-6-2+2-6-2, in the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, is a Garratt articulated locomotive.

Other equivalent classifications are:

UIC classification: 1C1+1C1 (also known as German classification and Italian classification)

French classification: 131+131

Turkish classification: 35+35

Swiss classification: 3/5+3/5

The wheel arrangement is effectively two 2-6-2 locomotives operating back to back.

This was the second most numerous Garratt arrangement, with 238 examples constructed by Beyer, Peacock and its licensees. [cite web
url = http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/bp.html
title = Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer Peacock
work = The Garratt Locomotive
author = Gavin Hamilton
accessdate = 2008-01-12] [cite web
url = http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/other.html
title = Garratt locomotives from other builders
work = The Garratt Locomotive
author = Gavin Hamilton
accessdate = 2008-01-12] None were built to standard gauge; most were narrow gauge, predominantly RailGauge|3ft6in, but sixteen were built to RailGauge|5ft6in broad gauge. The largest user of the type was the South African Railways, which owned 113 of this arrangement; second was the Rhodesia Railways with 46.

The first examples of the type were two RailGauge|3ft6in gauge locomotives built for the Tasmanian Government Railways in 1912. [cite web
url = http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton/bp.html
title = Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer Peacock
work = The Garratt Locomotive
author = Gavin Hamilton
accessdate = 2008-01-12] This type also included the final Garratts built by Beyer, Peacock, seven SAR NGG 16 Class locomotives built in 1958.

Examples of its use include:

* SAR NGG 13 Class and SAR NGG 16 Class RailGauge|2ft gauge Garratt locomotives
* SAR GB Class
* SAR GC Class
* SAR GD Class
* SAR GG Class
* SAR GK Class

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