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Garratt locomotive

articulated steam locomotive with power unit at each end, and boiler slung between
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Garratt locomotive

Summary

Garratt locomotive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,640 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Garratt locomotive is credited with the discovery of Herbert William Garratt[2].
  • Herbert William Garratt is named after Garratt locomotive[3].
  • Garratt locomotive is a type of steam locomotive[4].
  • Garratt locomotive is a type of articulated locomotive[5].
  • Garratt locomotive's Commons category is recorded as Garratt locomotives[6].
  • Garratt locomotive's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -20.4807, 'longitude': -66.837}[7].
  • Garratt locomotive's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Garratt locomotives[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include steam locomotive[4] and articulated locomotive[5].

Origins

Herbert William Garratt is named after Garratt locomotive[3].

Why It Matters

Garratt locomotive ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,640 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': -20.4807, 'longitude': -66.837}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 20°28'50.52"S, 66°50'13.20"W, Importing coordinate from Commons"
  2. 22d ago · ~2026-49010-25 · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Herbert William Garratt
    Topic's main category → Category:Garratt locomotives
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → steam locomotive, articulated locomotive
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Wrecks of Garratt FCAB 390 ENFE 909, Beyer-Peacock n° 6524.- Uyuni, (Bolivia) (2)..jpg"
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