United Kingdom
Standard practice in the United Kingdom was to use the Whyte notation. The Southern Railway used a system modified from the UIC method. Oliver Bulleid, the Chief Mechanical Engineer, numbered his 4-6-2 Battle of Britain class Pacifics 21C XXX, referring to leading wheels, trailing wheels and finally powered wheels. The UIC classification for such a locomotive is 2′C1′, Whyte 4-6-2.
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