Some attempts were made to improve the running of steam locomotives by introducing individually driven axles. None of these designs was produced in greater numbers.

 

 

   Class Wheel Arrangement km/h hpi Year   
  
Colombia
  
    (A'Bo)(BoA') h12vt     1933  
  
Egypt
  
  276 - 279 1'Bo1' h4 40 km/h   1938
  
France: Nord
  
   44 A3A n4t     1862
   701 1'Bo h4v     1886  
   701 mod 2'Bo h4v     1892  
     2'Bo h4v     1890  
  
France: SNCF
  
Info 232P1 2'Co2' h18 140 km/h   1943
Info 232Q1 2'Co2' hTurb 150 km/h 2990 hp 1940
  
France: Ouest
  
Info Fusée Do'Do' n2vt 108 km/h 800 hp 1893
Info 8001 Do'Do' n6vt 120 km/h 1350 hp 1897
  
Germany: DRG
  
Info 1910   1'Do1' h8 175 km/h (186 km/h) 1700 hp 1942
  
Germany: LBE
  
Info #71
-> DRG 7710 *  
1'Co2' h6t 120 km/h    ----
  
Italy:
  
Info Belluzo Locomotive Bo nTurbt   100 hp 1908
  
UK:
  
Info Reid-Ramsay Locomotive (2Bo)(2Bo) hTurb 86 km/h   1909
  
UK: London & North Western Railway
  
Info Experiment 1'Bo n3v     1883
  Dreadnought 1'Bo n3v        
  Teutonic 1'Bo n3v        
Info Greater Britain 1'Bo1' n3v      
  
USA: Chesapeake & Ohio
  
Info M-1 2'(Co1)2'(Co1)Bo' hTurb 161 km/h 6000 hp 1947
  
USA: Norfolk & Western
  
Info TE-1
Jawn Henry
(Co'Co')(Co'Co') hTurb 97 km/h 4500 hp 1955
  
USA:  Union Pacific
  
Info UP-1, -2 2'Co'Co'2' hTurb 200 km/h 5000 hp 1939
  
USSR
  
Info V-5 Bo'2' ht      1937