4-6-4

First known tank engine version
First known tank engine version
First use	1896
Country	Colony of Natal
Locomotive	NGR Class H 4-6-4T
Railway	Natal Government Railways
Designer	George William Reid
Builder	Natal Government Railways
Evolved from	4-6-0T
Benefits	Ran equally well in either direction

Equivalent classifications
Equivalent classifications
UIC class	2C2
French class	232
Turkish class	37
Swiss class	3/7
Russian class	2-3-2

4-6-4 (Baltic, Hudson)
	NGR Class H 4-6-4T, SAR Class C2
UIC class
Equivalent classifications
UIC class	2C2
French class	232
Turkish class	37
Swiss class	3/7
Russian class	2-3-2
First use
First known tank engine version
First use	1896
Country	Colony of Natal
Locomotive	NGR Class H 4-6-4T
Railway	Natal Government Railways
Designer	George William Reid
Builder	Natal Government Railways
Evolved from	4-6-0T
Benefits	Ran equally well in either direction
First use
First known tender engine version
First use	1911
Country	France
Locomotive	4-cylinder compound Baltic
Railway	Chemins de fer du Nord
Designer	Gaston du Bousquet
Builder	Chemins de Fer du Nord
Evolved from	4-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of locomotives, 4-6-4 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels. In France where the type was first used, it is known as the Baltic while it became known as the Hudson in most of North America.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.