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LMS Stanier Class 8F

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The London Midland and Scottish Railway's 8F class 2-8-0 heavy freight locomotive is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy freight. 852 were built between 1935 and 1946 as a freight version of William Stanier's successful black five, and the class saw service overseas during the Second World War.

Background

LMS freight traction was poor, the adoption of the Midland Railway's small engine policy had left it with trains double-headed by underpowered 0-6-0s supplemented by inadequate Garratts and Fowler 7F 0-8-0s. William Stanier was brought in from the Great Western Railway to solve this motive power crisis. Stanier would have been familiar with G.J. Churchward's freight 2800 Class of 2-8-0s of which he copied the 8F design from.

Incorporating two-cylinder arrangement of the black fives. They were initially classified 7F, but this was later changed to the more familiar 8F.

On the outbreak of the Second World War, the design was chosen to become the country's standard freight design, reprising the role the GCR 8K Class had in the Great War.

Construction

Order Years Quantity
LMS pre-war 1935-9 126
War Department 1940-2 208
LMS wartime 1941-5 205
Railway Executive Committee order, built by GWR 1943-5 80
Railway Executive Committee order, built by LNER 1943-5 60
Railway Executive Committee order, built by SR 1943-5 105
LNER Class O6 1944-6 68
Total 852

Service

The War Department had 208 built by Beyer Peacock and North British Locomotive Company and requisitioned 51 more. Many saw service overseas in Egypt, Turkey (TCDD 45151 Class), Iraq, Palestine and Italy (FS Class 737). By 1943 however, it was decided to build a cheaper version and this resulted in the WD Austerity 2-8-0. During the war the LNER ordered 68 for its own use, classifying them O6, and examples were also built at Swindon. 39 returned to Britain at the end of the war and 666 entered British Railways service.

The British examples were withdrawn over the period 1962–1968. Some however continued to work in Turkey into the 1980s.


Preservation

Eleven LMS/BR locomotives have been preserved, and an eighth member of the class has been repatriated from Turkey. In addition, several Turkish Railway (TCCD) locomotives have been preserved in Turkey, and at least one locomotive is believed to exist in Iraq. The complete list is shown below. Two more are also visible underwater on the wreck of the SS Thistlegorm.

Number Location Notes
LMS BR WD TCCD
8151 48151 - - West Coast Railway Company Certified for mainline use.
8173 48173 - - Churnet Valley Railway Loco is in ex-Barry scrapyard condition.
8233 48773 307 - Severn Valley Railway Persian Railways no. 41.109
8274 - 348 45160 Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Exported as a kit of parts to Turkey in 1940. Returned to UK in 1989. Under restoration at Toddington.
8279 - 353 45165 Preserved in Turkey -
- - 522 45161 Preserved in Turkey -
- - 547 - Iraqi Republic Railways (IRR), Baghdad IRR no. 1429
8305 48305 - - Great Central Railway
8431 48431 - - Keighley and Worth Valley Railway -
8518 48518 - - Llangollen Railway Boiler was removed on 9th January and transported to the Didcot Railway Centre for re-use and modification with 1014 'County of Glamorgan'. Other parts to be used by the LMS Patriot Project
8624 48624 - - Peak Rail Under restoration at Darley Dale.

See also

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External links

References

  • Rowledge, J.W.P (1975). Engines of the LMS, built 1923–51. Oxford: Oxford Publishing Company.



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