Talk:0-4-0

message: I removed two recently added sections and stored them here, pending possible discussion.
===0-4-0 Electric locomotives===
I have two issues with this:
* This type of article can do very well without a gallery. Really! It can also do very well without pictures of locomotive classes that are not specifically discussed in the article.
* Electric and diesel four-wheeled locomotives are rarely described as 0-4-0, rather as B or Bo. The only diesel in the article so far is probably there because it has coupled wheels.
Following is what I removed.
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File:Hellingly Railway 1906.jpg|Hellingly Hospital Railway 0-4-0 electric locomotive
File:English Electric E905 (6243717021).jpg|English Electric 0-4-0 electric locomotive
File:B.E.L. 2 (6684204753).jpg|North Staffordshire Railway 0-4-0 battery electric locomotive
The UIC classifications B or Bo are commonly used for 0-4-0 electric locomotives.
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===Suffixes===
I believe this section rather belongs in an article describing different locomotive types, in a section on tank locomotives, than in a wheel arrangement article, since otherwise it will have to be repeated in virtually every wheel arrangement article.
Following is what I removed. (One that's missing is the IST suffix - Inverted Saddle Tank.)
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The following suffixes are those used by the Industrial Railway Society.
====Steam====
For a steam tank locomotive, the suffix usually indicates the type of tank or tanks:
* 0-4-0T = side tanks
* 0-4-0ST = saddle tank
* 0-4-0WT = well tank
Other suffixes include
* 0-4-0VBT = tank locomotive with vertical boiler
* 0-4-0F = fireless locomotive
* 0-4-0TG = geared steam tank locomotive
====Internal combustion====
For a diesel locomotive, the suffix indicates the transmission type:
* 0-4-0DM = mechanical transmission
* 0-4-0DH = hydraulic transmission
* 0-4-0DE = electric transmission
For a locomotive with a petrol engine, the "D" is replaced by "P".
====Electric====
For an electric locomotive, the suffix identifies the power supply system:
* 0-4-0BE = battery electric
* 0-4-0RE = third rail electric
* 0-4-0WE = overhead wire electric
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Comments are welcome. -- André Kritzinger (talk) 19:33, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Sections removed

message: I believe this section rather belongs in an article describing different locomotive types, in a section on tank locomotives, than in a wheel arrangement article, since otherwise it will have to be repeated in virtually every wheel arrangement article.
Following is what I removed. (One that's missing is the IST suffix - Inverted Saddle Tank.)
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The following suffixes are those used by the Industrial Railway Society.
====Steam====
For a steam tank locomotive, the suffix usually indicates the type of tank or tanks:
* 0-4-0T = side tanks
* 0-4-0ST = saddle tank
* 0-4-0WT = well tank
Other suffixes include
* 0-4-0VBT = tank locomotive with vertical boiler
* 0-4-0F = fireless locomotive
* 0-4-0TG = geared steam tank locomotive
====Internal combustion====
For a diesel locomotive, the suffix indicates the transmission type:
* 0-4-0DM = mechanical transmission
* 0-4-0DH = hydraulic transmission
* 0-4-0DE = electric transmission
For a locomotive with a petrol engine, the "D" is replaced by "P".
====Electric====
For an electric locomotive, the suffix identifies the power supply system:
* 0-4-0BE = battery electric
* 0-4-0RE = third rail electric
* 0-4-0WE = overhead wire electric
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Comments are welcome. -- André Kritzinger (talk) 19:33, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Suffixes

message: For an electric locomotive, the suffix identifies the power supply system:
* 0-4-0BE = battery electric
* 0-4-0RE = third rail electric
* 0-4-0WE = overhead wire electric
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Comments are welcome. -- André Kritzinger (talk) 19:33, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Electric

message: Unless I'm grossly mistaken, Erickson's "Novelty" was a four-coupled tank engine run long before 1850. I'm not editing the article though b/c some editor will just ramdomly change it back Shushimnotrealstooge (talk) 15:14, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Novelty was a tank engine