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LMS Stanier Class 8F

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Horwich Works· from 1935· class of 852 British 2-8-0 freight locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Stanier 8F 2-8-0 No. 48479: 8474tim· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. LMS 8F 2-8-0 48173 Bitton, AVR 3.4.2006 (9922367776): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
3. LMS 8F 2-8-0 48730 Lostock Hall 08.1968 (9862992453): Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom· CC BY 2.0
4. LMS Stanier Class 8F: Martin Evans· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. LMS Stanier Class 8F - 2: Martin Evans· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. LMS Stanier Class 8F 48305 Locomotive Great Central Railway (6): BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0
7. LMS Stanier Class 8F 48538 (8261182431): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. LMS Stanier Class 8F No. 70414 of Israel Railways at Beer Sheva Ottoman Railway station: McKaby· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. No.8624 LMS Stanier Class 8F (6779204713): nottsexminer· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. LMS Stanier Class 8F 48305 Locomotive Great Central Railway (2): BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

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.

who runs it

London, Midland and Scottish Railway London and North Eastern Railway War Department Palestine Railways Iraqi Republic Railways Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Turkish State Railways British Rail Israel Railways Route availability Trans-Iranian railway London Midland Region of British Railways

base stats

built 852made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 91 years ago, in 1935.
19.2 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 33 years (1935–1968).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1935–1946
in service from: 1935
retired: 1968
status: retired
number built: 852
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Horwich Works, North British Locomotive Company, Doncaster Works, Vulcan Foundry, Beyer, Peacock and Company, Swindon Works, Darlington Works, Ashford Works
designer: William Stanier
operators: London, Midland and Scottish Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, War Department, Palestine Railways, Iraqi Republic Railways, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Turkish State Railways, British Rail, Israel Railways, Route availability, Trans-Iranian railway, London Midland Region of British Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-8-0
length: 19.2 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q3836270, Wikipedia: LMS Stanier Class 8F (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.