Peru 100 Soles banknote 1876
Compania de Obras Publicas y Fomento del Peru
Obverse: vignette of a 4-4-0 locomotive at the upper left.
Printer: CNBB - Compaсia Nacional de Billetes de Banco (National Bank Note Company), New York.
Peru banknotes - Peru paper money
Compania de Obras Publicas y Fomento del Peru
1876 Issue
4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives by wheel arrangement, 4-4-0 represents the arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading bogie, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels. Almost every major railroad that operated in North America in the first half of the 19th century owned and operated locomotives of this type. Due to the large number of the type that were produced and used in the United States, the 4-4-0 is most commonly known as the American type, but the type subsequently became popular in the United Kingdom, where large numbers were produced.