2-6-2

First known tank engine version
First known tank engine version
First use	1875
Country	Cape of Good Hope
Locomotive	CGR 2nd Class 2-6-2TT
Railway	Cape Government Railways
Designer	Robert Stephenson and Company
Builder	Robert Stephenson and Company
Benefits	Better stability than a mogul

Equivalent classifications
Equivalent classifications
UIC class	1C1, 1'C1'
French class	131
Turkish class	35
Swiss class	3/5
Russian class	1-3-1

2-6-2 (Prairie)
	CGR 2nd Class of 1875, the first 2-6-2
UIC class
Equivalent classifications
UIC class	1C1, 1'C1'
French class	131
Turkish class	35
Swiss class	3/5
Russian class	1-3-1
First use
First known tank engine version
First use	1875
Country	Cape of Good Hope
Locomotive	CGR 2nd Class 2-6-2TT
Railway	Cape Government Railways
Designer	Robert Stephenson and Company
Builder	Robert Stephenson and Company
Benefits	Better stability than a mogul
First use
First known tender engine version
First use	1884
Country	New Zealand
Railway	New Zealand Railways Department
Builder	Nasmyth, Wilson and Company
Evolved from	2-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-6-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels, six coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels. This arrangement is commonly called a Prairie.