2-8-8-8-8-2 2-8-8-8-8-2 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, a 2-8-8-8-8-2 has two leading wheels, four sets of eight driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. Because of its length, such a locomotive must be an articulated locomotive. It is not longer than a normal articulated; the fourth set of drivers is located under the tender. Other equivalent classifications are: UIC classification: 1-D-D-D-D-1 (also known as German classification and Italian classification) AAR classification: 1-D-D-D-D-1 French classification: 140+040+040+041 Turkish classification: 45+44+44+45 Swiss classification: 4/5+4/4+4/4+4/5 The equivalent UIC classification is to be refined to (1'D)DD(D1'). In June 1914, George R. Henderson
Minim, Martap Minim, Martap Minim (or Minim II, or Menim) is a village in the commune of , in the department of Vina, in the Adamawa Region, Cameroon. The village contains Cameroon's main source of bauxite. In 1967, Minim contained 90 inhabitants, mostly from the Kaka ethnic group. In the 2005 census, the settlement contained 432 people. Along with Ngaoundal, Minim is part of a large project to mine the bauxite of the Adamawa Plateau. Covering an area of 1000 km, the deposit represents an important component of the Adamawa plateau and the gentle slopes which surround it make it easy to