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*'''ST''' indicates a ‘Saddle tank’ engine, having a single tank slung over the boiler like a saddle.
Thus ‘Flying Scotsman’ would be described as a 4-6-2 (a tender engine with 2 leading wheels, 6 coupled driving wheels and 2 trailing wheels), while ‘Thomas’ ‘Thomas the tank engine’ is correctly described as 0-6-0T (6 coupled driving wheels, no leading or trailing wheels, and side tanks).
Certain common configurations acquired names, those most relevant to the SVR being:
