2-8-0 Class 8F LMS Profile and Models
8274 at Toddington in June 2013. ©Jim
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. LMS freight traction suffered from the adoption of the Midland Railway's small engine policy which had left it with trains double-headed by underpowered 0-6-0s and 0-8-0s. On the outbreak of the Second World War, the design was chosen to become the country's standard freight design. The War Department had 208 8Fs built and requisitioned 51 more. Stanier 8F production for the WD continued until 1943 when the cheaper WD Austerity 2-8-0 was introduced. Production for British domestic use continued until 1946. The 8Fs were successful and durable locomotives in BR service, with all 666 locomotives surviving until 1960 and routine withdrawals not beginning until 1964. Fourteen 8Fs are known to have survived with six LMS/BR locomotives being preserved in the UK. |
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Type of Locomotive |
Steam |
Builder |
LMS Crewe Works LMS Horwich Works North British Locomotive Co LNER Darlington Works LNER Doncaster Works GWR Swindon Works Vulcan Foundry SR Brighton Works SR Eastleigh Works SR Ashford Works Beyer, Peacock & Co |
Build Date |
1935 to 1946 |
Total Built |
852 |
Tractive Effort |
32,440 lbf |
Wheel Configuration |
2-8-0 |
Operated By |
London, Midland & Scottish Railway London & North Eastern Railway War Department British Railways Trans-Iranian Railway Palestine Railways Egyptian State Railways Iraq State Railways Ferrovie Dello Stato Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollari Israel Railways |
Main Duties |
Heavy Freight Wartime Use |
In Service Until |
1968 |
Surviving Examples |
12 (Preserved) 2 (Derelict) 23 (Lost at Sea) |
Products awaiting categorisation
Scale | Brand | Image | Construction Type | DCC Capability | Product Code | Product Title | Livery |
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OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Amer Collection | RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled | Not set |
GBL33 View |
Stanier 8F Class 2-8-0 8142 in LMS black - static model - not motorised | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | DJH Model Railway Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
K45 View |
LMS/BR Stanier 8F 2-8-0 | Awaiting Categorisation | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | DJH Model Railway Kits | Requires assembly | Not set |
K49 View |
S&DJR/LMS/BR 2-8-0 small boiler | LMS black | |
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) | Keyser (K's) | Requires assembly | Not set |
K77 View |
Stanier 8F 2-8-0 Kit | Awaiting Categorisation |