Centipede (locomotive)

Centipede is a type of Locomotive to vapor whose axles have the following configuration (from the front to the back):

a carrying Bissel (1 axle)
6 driving axles

What is written:

2-12-0 in Whyte coding.
160 in coding of continental Europe.

In Europe the type Centipede was not very widespread, indeed the European lines know much more curves and counter-curves that the American networks and the distances are shorter. Moreover, the goods traffic for which is intended this type of machine does not have the same proportions and the park of 150 or Decapod is amply sufficient.

Nevertheless the engineer Karl Gölsdorf of the Austrian network will carry out a test as of 1911 and the network of the Wurtemberg will produce in series a machine of this type: the series K in 1917.

In France it will be necessary to wait the month of June 1940 to see leaving the Workshops the SNCF of Turns the prototype 160 has 1 . Because of the circumstances this engine which will remain single will be tested only post-war period.

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