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

==Usage==
{{Infobox steam wheel arrangement
| name = 4-8-2 (Mountain)
| image = WheelArrangement 4-8-2.svg
| alt = Diagram of two small leading wheels, four large driving wheels joined with a coupling rod, and a single small trailing wheel
| caption = Front of locomotive at left
| image2 = SAR Class 3R 1464 (4-8-2).jpg
| alt2 =
| caption2 = [[South African Class 3 4-8-2|NGR Hendrie D]], the first true Mountain locomotive

| hatnote =
| UIC/Germany/Italy= 2′D1
| French/Spanish = 241
| Turkish = 47
| Swiss = 4/7
| Russian = 2-4-1

| date = 1888
| country = Colony of Natal
| locomotive = [[South African Class A 4-8-2T|NGR Class D, Dübs A]]
| railway = [[Natal Government Railways]]
| designer = [[:Category:William Milne locomotives|William Milne]]
| builder = [[Dübs and Company]]
| evolvedfrom =
| evolvedto =
| mainbenefit =
| maindrawback =

| date2 = 1906
| country2 = Colony of Natal
| locomotive2 = [[South African Class 1B 4-8-2|NGR Altered Class B]]
| railway2 = Natal Government Railways
| designer2 = [[:Category:D.A. Hendrie locomotives|D.A. Hendrie]]
| builder2 = Natal Government Railways
| evolvedfrom2 = [[4-8-0]] modified
| evolvedto2 =
| mainbenefit2 = Improved stability at speed
| maindrawback2 =

| date3 = 1909
| country3 = [[Colony of Natal]]
| locomotive3 = [[South African Class 3 4-8-2|NGR Class Hendrie D]]
| railway3 = Natal Government Railways
| designer3 = D.A. Hendrie
| builder3 = [[North British Locomotive Company]]
| evolvedfrom3 = [[4-6-2]]
| evolvedto3 =
| mainbenefit3 = Wide and deep firebox behind coupled wheels
| maindrawback3 =
}}

===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'' - [[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|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'' - [[Wikipedia:Alternative text for images|Alternative text]] for the image
* ''caption2'' - Loco picture description
{{font colour||#ffdead|'''Equivalent classifications'''}}
* ''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
{{font colour||#ffdead|'''First tank engine version'''}}
* ''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
{{font colour||#ffdead|'''First tender engine version'''}}
* ''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
{{font colour||#ffdead|'''First "True type" version''' (Use for locomotives where the full potential deriving from the wheel arrangement was first used. See [[4-8-2]] for an example)}}
* ''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 {{tl|Plainlist}} or {{tl|Flatlist}}.

===Example===
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="max-height: 400px; overflow: scroll;">
{{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

| hatnote =
| UIC/Germany/Italy=
| French/Spanish =
| Turkish =
| Swiss =
| Russian =

| 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

| 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

| 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
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

==See also==
* {{tlx|Infobox locomotive}} – for steam, electric and diesel locomotives
* {{tlx|Infobox steam tender}} - for steam locomotive tenders
* {{tlx|Infobox train}} – for trams/streetcars, [[multiple unit]]s and [[passenger car (rail)|passenger cars]]
* {{tlx|Infobox German railway vehicle}} – for direct translations of articles copied from the [[:de:|German Wikipedia]], pending conversion to {{tlx|Infobox train}} or {{tlx|Infobox locomotive}} format

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
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"French/Spanish": {
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},
"mainbenefit": {
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},
"maindrawback": {
"label": "main drawback (tank)",
"description": "For example narrow firebox, instability at speed, etc",
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},
"date2": {
"label": "date (tender)",
"description": "Year introduced",
"type": "line"
},
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"label": "country (tender)",
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"type": "line"
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},
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"description": "For example wider firebox, reduced axle load, stability etc",
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},
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"label": "main drawback (tender)",
"description": "For example narrow firebox, instability at speed, etc",
"type": "line"
},
"date3": {
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"description": "Year introduced",
"type": "line"
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