Ten-wheeler

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  1. 1
    A steam locomotive of the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement.

    "The British-designed 4-6-0 was much older than that, of course. The "ten-wheeler" had originated in the U.S.A., back in 1847."

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"The British-designed 4-6-0 was much older than that, of course. The "ten-wheeler" had originated in the U.S.A., back in 1847."

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