The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 8F is a class of steam locomotives designed for hauling heavy freight. 852 were built between 1935 and 1946 (not all to LMS order), as a freight version of William Stanier's successful Black Five, and the class saw extensive service overseas during and after the Second World War.

Following Stanier’s new designs of express and mixed traffic engines for the LMS he turned his attention to the need for a heavy standard freight engine. The 8F class was introduced in 1935 and the design was a success straight off the drawing board proving itself far superior to the 0-8-0s which had been inherited from the LYR and LNWR.

LMS Stanier Class 8F 8151 (British Railways No. 48151) is a preserved British steam locomotive. 8151 was built at Crewe Works in 1942 by the LMS as one of the 8F Class. Following nationalisation in 1948, 40000 was added to the class's original numbers and so in 1949 it was renumbered to 48151.

2021年5月17日 · The 8F features a die cast chassis, lower boiler section and running boards to give much needed weight for a locomotive expected to haul lengthy freight trains. The running board is nice and level and displays no warping, a problem sometimes associated with …

2020年1月12日 · An essential class in Stanier’s Locomotive Policy for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), the 8F would later become the standard freight engine during War World 2 (WW2). After reviewing the working life of the class, we will then explore the preservation of the 15 locomotives which survive today.

48624 is unique in 8F preservation in that it is the only surviving Southern Railway built example, being part of a Railway Executive Committee order completed in 1943 at Ashford Works. The locomotive spent its entire working life allocated to Willesden Shed and is not thought to have led to harsh a life, evidenced by…

The Class 8F were steam locomotives with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, designed by Sir William Stanier of the LMS for hauling heavy freight trains.

The London Midland and Scottish Railway's class 8F is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy freight. 852 were built between 1935 and 1946 (not all to LMS order), as a freight version of William Stanier's successful Black Five, and the class saw extensive service overseas during and after the Second World War.

One of the most numerous and effective classes of locomotive ever built was Stanier’s heavy freight ‘8F’ 2-8-0 – which varied careers at home and abroad, EVAN

48773 is an LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 heavy freight locomotive. A total of 852 were built between 1935 and 1946 (not all to LMS order). As well as being used on the LMS, the Stanier 8F was initially adopted as the Country's standard WW2 freight locomotive.