What is Whyte notation?
[[Image:Locotypes.gif|thumb|200px|A selection of early 20th century locomotive types according to their Whyte notation and their comparative size]] The '''Whyte notation''' for classifying [[steam locomotive]]s by wheel arrangement was devised by [[Frederick Methvan Whyte]], and came into use in the early twentieth century encouraged by an editorial in ''American Engineer and Railroad Journal''. [[Category:Locomotives]] {{stub}}