2-8-0+0-8-2

First known tank engine version
First known tank engine version
First use	1924
Country	Burma
Locomotive	Class GA.I
Railway	Burma Railways
Designer	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company

Equivalent classifications
Equivalent classifications
UIC class	1D+D1, 1'D+D1'
French class	140+041
Turkish class	45+45
Swiss class	4/5+4/5, 8/10 from 1920s
Russian class	1-4-0+0-4-1

2-8-0+0-8-2
	The sole LNER Class U1 Garratt
UIC class
Equivalent classifications
UIC class	1D+D1, 1'D+D1'
French class	140+041
Turkish class	45+45
Swiss class	4/5+4/5, 8/10 from 1920s
Russian class	1-4-0+0-4-1
First use
First known tank engine version
First use	1924
Country	Burma
Locomotive	Class GA.I
Railway	Burma Railways
Designer	Beyer, Peacock & Company
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Company

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, the 2-8-0+0-8-2 is a Garratt locomotive. The wheel arrangement is effectively two 2-8-0 locomotives operating back to back, with the boiler and cab suspended between the two power units. Each power unit has a single pair of leading wheels in a leading truck, followed by four coupled pairs of driving wheels and no trailing wheels.

A similar wheel arrangement exists for Mallet type locomotives, but is referred to as 2-8-8-2 since only the front engine unit swivels.

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