# 0-6-4T

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Tank locomotive wheel arrangement

0-6-4 Front of locomotive at left Beddgelert of the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Equivalent classifications UIC class C2, C2' French class 032 Turkish class 35 Swiss class 3/5 Russian class 0-3-2 First known tank engine version First use 1875 Country England Locomotive Moel Tryfan Railway North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Designer George Percival Spooner Builder Vulcan Foundry Evolved from 0-6-2

Under the [Whyte notation](/source/Whyte_notation) for the classification of [steam locomotives](/source/Steam_locomotive), **0-6-4** represents the [wheel arrangement](/source/Wheel_arrangement) of no [leading wheels](/source/Leading_wheel), six powered and coupled [driving wheels](/source/Driving_wheel) on three axles, and four [trailing wheels](/source/Trailing_wheel) on two axles.

## Overview

This wheel arrangement has only been used for [tank locomotives](/source/Tank_locomotive) and [Single Fairlies](/source/Fairlie_locomotive#Single_Fairlie_or_Mason_Bogie). The earliest known example was the [Moel Tryfan](/source/Moel_Tryfan_(locomotive)) [narrow gauge](/source/Narrow_gauge) locomotive, built for use on the [North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways](/source/North_Wales_Narrow_Gauge_Railways). It was a Single Fairlie type, built by the [Vulcan Foundry](/source/Vulcan_Foundry) near Manchester in 1875. It was followed by the [R class](/source/NZR_R_class) and [S class](/source/NZR_S_class), built by the [Avonside Engine Company](/source/Avonside_Engine_Company) of England for the [New Zealand Railways Department](/source/New_Zealand_Railways_Department) between 1878 and 1881.

## Usage

### Australia

The [South Australian Railways K class](/source/South_Australian_Railways_K_class_(narrow_gauge)) locomotives were introduced in 1884, designed by William Thow. They were noted to run more smoothly bunker-first. After the electrification of the [Mersey Railway](/source/Mersey_Railway) in England, four of its 0-6-4T locomotives were sold to [J & A Brown](/source/J_%26_A_Brown) of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), [Australia](/source/Australia), where one, number 5, is preserved at the [NSW Rail Museum](/source/NSW_Rail_Museum), [Thirlmere, New South Wales](/source/Thirlmere%2C_New_South_Wales).[1]

Three members of [New Zealand's S class](/source/NZR_S_class) were also sold to the [Western Australian Government Railways](/source/Western_Australian_Government_Railways) in 1891.[2]

### New Zealand

[NZR R class](/source/NZR_R_class) Locomotive on Jervois Quay, Wellington

New Zealand's [R class](/source/NZR_R_class) and [S class](/source/NZR_S_class) Single Fairlies were popular with crews and capable of all duties from express passenger trains to [shunting](/source/Shunt_(railway_operations)) tasks. The S class were limited to the [Wellington Region](/source/Wellington_Region) when they were introduced, but the R class were distributed throughout the country. All were withdrawn by 1936, but R class no. 28 is preserved as a static exhibit in a [Reefton](/source/Reefton%2C_New_Zealand) park.[2]

### South Africa

#### Netherlands-South African Railway Company

This wheel arrangement provided the bulk of the motive power for the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) *[Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorwegmaatschappij](/source/Netherlands-South_African_Railway_Company)* (NZASM) in the *[Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek](/source/Zuid-Afrikaansche_Republiek)* (ZAR). Between 1893 and 1898, 175 [46 Tonner](/source/South_African_Class_B_0-6-4T) 0-6-4T steam locomotives were placed in service, built by the *[Maschinenfabrik Esslingen](/source/Maschinenfabrik_Esslingen)* in Germany.[3][4]

In 1899, twenty more were ordered from the [*Nederlandse Fabriek van Werktuigen en Spoorwegmaterieel*](/source/Werkspoor) (Werkspoor) in the Netherlands, of which only two were delivered by the time the Imperial Military Railways (IMR) took over all railway operations in the ZAR during the [Second Boer War](/source/Second_Boer_War). The other eighteen locomotives in this order were delivered directly to the IMR, who diverted two of them to Lourenço Marques in [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique).[4][5]

Preserved [NZASM 46 Tonner](/source/South_African_Class_B_0-6-4T) no. 230 *Jan Wintervogel*

At the end of the war, the survivors of these locomotives were taken onto the roster of the [Central South African Railways](/source/Central_South_African_Railways) (CSAR) and designated Class B, while the two in Mozambique were taken onto the roster of the *[Caminhos de Ferro de Mocambique](/source/Caminhos_de_Ferro_de_Mocambique)* (CFM). In 1912, the remaining CSAR locomotives were assimilated into the [South African Railways](/source/South_African_Railways) (SAR).[4][6]

#### Mozambique

The CFM eventually had at least thirty 46 Tonner locomotives in service. Between 1897 and 1898, some 46 Tonners were sold by the NZASM to the CFM. The two locomotives which were delivered after the outbreak of the war and diverted to Lourenço Marques upon arrival, were also taken onto the CFM roster at the end of the war. Later, between 1911 and 1920 during the CSAR and SAR eras, six more were sold to the CFM.[5][6][7]

### United Kingdom

[Mersey Railway](/source/Mersey_Railway) condensing 0-6-4T No.5 *Cecil Raikes*

Other than examples for export, 0-6-4T locomotives enjoyed a brief vogue in the United Kingdom prior to the [First World War](/source/First_World_War), but were not widely used. Nine locomotives of this type were supplied by [Beyer, Peacock & Company](/source/Beyer%2C_Peacock_%26_Company) for the opening of the [Mersey Railway](/source/Mersey_Railway) in 1886.

[William Dean](/source/William_Dean_(engineer)) built three [crane tanks](/source/Crane_tank) in 1901, and [Kitson & Company](/source/Kitson_%26_Company) of [Leeds](/source/Leeds) supplied nine locomotives to the [Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway](/source/Lancashire%2C_Derbyshire_%26_East_Coast_Railway) in 1904.

Other examples included the [Midland Railway 2000 Class](/source/Midland_Railway_2000_Class) of 1907, the [Highland Railway Drummond 0-6-4T Class](/source/Highland_Railway_Drummond_0-6-4T_Class) of 1909, the [SECR J class](/source/SECR_J_class) of 1913 and the [Metropolitan Railway G Class](/source/Metropolitan_Railway_G_Class) of 1915. The type was eventually superseded by the popular [2-6-4T](/source/2-6-4T) locomotive.

### North America

In the [United States](/source/United_States), the 0-6-4 was largely used only on [Mason Bogie](/source/Mason_Bogie) locomotives. One 0-6-4T Mason Bogie locomotive, #3 Torch Lake, survives and works at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. However, in [Canada](/source/Canada), a pair of conventional 0-6-4T locomotives were built in 1912 as switchers by the [Canadian Pacific Railway](/source/Canadian_Pacific_Railway), lasting until 1951.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["New South Wales Rail Transport Museum - J & A Brown 5"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070829230529/http://www.nswrtm.org/exhibits/the_exhibits/jab5.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.nswrtm.org/exhibits/the_exhibits/jab5.html) on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mcgavin_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mcgavin_2-1) T. A. McGavin, *Steam Locomotives of New Zealand, Part One: 1863 to 1900* (Wellington: [New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society](/source/New_Zealand_Railway_%26_Locomotive_Society), 1987), 34-6.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Paxton-Bourne_3-0)** Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). *Locomotives of the South African Railways* (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 10–11, 27–28. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0869772112](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0869772112).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Holland_1_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Holland_1_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Holland_1_4-2) Holland, D.F. (1971). *Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways*. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: [David & Charles](/source/David_%26_Charles). pp. 113–115. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7153-5382-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7153-5382-0).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SA_Rail_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SA_Rail_5-1) *SA Steam Overseas*, Compiled by John Middleton, SA Rail July–August 1987, p. 105

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Middleton_1989_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Middleton_1989_6-1) Middleton, John N. (1989). *South African Railways Locomotive Allocations - 1989* (4th, 1989 ed.). Auckland Park, South Africa: Railway Preservation Group. p. 20. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-620-13670-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-620-13670-7)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CFM_7-0)** CFM locomotive list, compiled by Reimar Holzinger

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Canadian Pacific 0-6-4 Locomotives in Canada"](https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=Canada&wheel=0-6-4&railroad=cpr).

## External links

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v t e Steam locomotive wheel arrangements (Whyte notation) Single engine types 0-2-2 0-2-4 2-2-0 2-2-2 2-2-4T 4-2-0 4-2-2 4-2-4T 6-2-0 0-3-0 (monorail) 0-4-0 0-4-0+4 0-4-2 0-4-4T 0-4-6T 2-4-0 2-4-2 2-4-4T 2-4-6T 4-4-0 4-4-2 4-4-4 4-4-6 0-6-0 0-6-2 0-6-4T 0-6-6T 2-6-0 2-6-2 2-6-4 2-6-6T 4-6-0 4-6-2 4-6-4 0-8-0 0-8-2 0-8-4T 0-8-6T 2-8-0 2-8-2 2-8-4 2-8-6 4-8-0 4-8-2 4-8-4 4-8-6 6-8-6 0-10-0 0-10-2 2-10-0 2-10-2 2-10-4 4-10-0 4-10-2 0-12-0 2-12-0 2-12-2 2-12-4T 4-12-2 4-14-4 Divided drive and duplex engine types 0-2-2-0 2-2-2-0 2-2-2-2 2-2-4-0T 4-2-2-0 2-4-6-2 4-4-4-4 6-4-4-6 4-4-6-4 4-6-4-4 Articulated locomotives Fairlie, Meyer and Garratt types 0-4-0+0-4-0 2-4-0+0-4-2 2-4-2+2-4-2 4-4-2+2-4-4 0-6-0+0-6-0 0-6-2+2-6-0 2-6-0+0-6-2 2-6-2+2-6-2 4-6-0+0-6-4 4-6-2+2-6-4 4-6-4+4-6-4 0-8-0+0-6-0T 2-8-0+0-8-2 2-8-2+2-8-2 4-8-0+0-8-4 4-8-2+2-8-4 4-8-4+4-8-4 Articulated locomotives Mallet types 0-4-4-0 0-4-4-2 2-4-4-0 2-4-4-2 0-6-6-0 2-6-6-0 2-6-6-2 2-6-6-4 2-6-6-6 2-6-8-0 4-4-6-2 4-6-6-2 4-6-6-4 0-8-8-0 2-8-8-0 2-8-8-2 2-8-8-4 4-8-8-2 4-8-8-4 2-10-10-2 Articulated locomotives Triplex and other multiplex types 2-8-8-8-2 2-8-8-8-4 2-8-8-8-8-2 0-6-2+2-4-2-4-2+2-6-0 2-6-6-2+2-6-6-2 2-8-8-8-8-8-2 2-10-10-10-10-10-2 2-4-4-2+2-8-8-2+2-4-4-2 Articulated locomotives Engerth types 0-4-4T 0-4-6T 2-6-4 0-6-4T 0-6-4-0 0-8-4T 0-8-6T Geared locomotives Shay Climax Heisler Willamette Other notation forms: AAR Swiss UIC

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