0-4-0+0-4-0

0-4-0+0-4-0
Equivalent classifications
UIC classB+B
French class020+020
Turkish class22+22
Swiss class2/2+2/2, 4/4 from the 1920s
Russian class0-2-0+0-2-0
First known tank engine version
First use1909
CountryAustralia
LocomotiveTGR K class
RailwayTasmanian Government Railways
DesignerBeyer, Peacock & Company
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Company
Evolved to2-4-0+0-4-2
BenefitsTotal engine mass as adhesive weight
DrawbacksInstability at speed

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, the 0-4-0+0-4-0 is an articulated locomotive of the Garratt type. The wheel arrangement is effectively two 0-4-0 locomotives operating back-to-back or face-to-face, with the boiler and cab suspended between the two power units. Each power unit has no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and no trailing wheels. A similar arrangement exists for Mallet, Meyer and Fairlie locomotives, but is referred to as 0-4-4-0.