2-6-4

First known tank engine version
First known tank engine version
First use	1898
Country	South Africa
Locomotive	PPR 55 Tonner
Railway	Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway
Designer	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company

Equivalent classifications
Equivalent classifications
UIC class	1C2, 1'C2'
French class	132
Turkish class	36
Swiss class	3/6
Russian class	1-3-2

2-6-4 (Adriatic)
	Front of locomotive at left
	PPR 55 Tonner 2-6-4T, SAR Class D
UIC class
Equivalent classifications
UIC class	1C2, 1'C2'
French class	132
Turkish class	36
Swiss class	3/6
Russian class	1-3-2
First use
First known tank engine version
First use	1898
Country	South Africa
Locomotive	PPR 55 Tonner
Railway	Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway
Designer	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company
First use
First known tender engine version
First use	1901
Country	Cape of Good Hope
Locomotive	CGR 6th Class 2-6-4
Railway	Cape Government Railways
Designer	Hazlitt Beatty
Builder	Neilson, Reid & Company
Evolved from	2-6-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-6-4 locomotive has two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and four trailing wheels.

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