Stanier 8F No. 48476 at Lostock Hall shed, late July 1968
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
William Stanier
Builder
LMS Crewe Works - (137)
LMS Horwich Works - (75)
North British Locomotive Co. - (208)
LNER Darlington Works - (53)
LNER Doncaster Works - (50)
GWR Swindon Works - (80)
Vulcan Foundry - (69)
SR Brighton Works - (93)
SR Eastleigh Works - (23)
SR Ashford Works - (14)
Beyer, Peacock & Co. for REC and MoS orders)
- (50)
Build date
1935–1946
Total produced
852
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
2-8-0
• UIC
1′D h2
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.
3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m)
Driver dia.
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.435 m)
Wheelbase
52 ft 7+3⁄4 in (16.046 m)
Length
63 ft 0+1⁄2 in (19.22 m)
Loco weight
72.10 long tons (73.26 t; 80.75 short tons)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
9 long tons (9.1 t; 10.1 short tons)
Water cap.
4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
28+1⁄2 sq ft (2.65 m2)
Boiler
LMS type 3C
Boiler pressure
225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
171 sq ft (15.9 m2)
• Tubes
1,479 sq ft (137.4 m2)
Superheater:
• Heating area
215–245 sq ft (20.0–22.8 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
18+1⁄2 in × 28 in (470 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort
32,440 lbf (144.30 kN)
Career
Operators
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
War Department
Trans-Iranian Railway
Palestine Railways
Egyptian State Railways
Iraqi State Railways
Ferrovie dello Stato
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları
British Railways
Israel Railways[1]
Power class
LMS & BR: 7F, later 8F
Axle load class
Route Availability 6
Withdrawn
BR: 1960–1968
Disposition
12 preserved, 2 dumped in Turkey but still extant, 1 parts donor, 23 lost at sea, remainder scrapped
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.
^Hughes 1981, pp. 122–124.
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