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 …

Built by North British in 1940 (with works number 24607) it became LMS 8233. In 1941 it was transferred to the War Department as WD 307 and it was sent overseas, where it became Iran …

The Austerity 2-8-0 was based on the LMS Stanier Class 8F, which until that point had been the government's standard design. Various modifications were made to the 8F design by Robert …

In 2015 the locomotive was operating on the Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Railway as LMS 8274. It is owned by the Churchill 8F Company. The locomotive failed in September 2017 with …

The Railway Executive Committee considered the Great Central Railway Robinson 2-8-0, as used in the First World War and the Collett 8F but both were rejected on the grounds of limited route …

At the outbreak of World War 2, the War Department (WD) initiated the transfer of 300 O4 (ex-ROD) 2-8-0 s from the LNER. By November 1939, the WD had chosen Stanier 's LMS …

The Stanier 8F design that entered service with London, Midland and Scottish Railroad in 1935 (Locobase 3115) was adopted as the standard goods locomotive for the British Armed Forces …

LMS Stanier Class 8F No. 8233, War Department Nos. 307, and later 70307, Iranian State Railways No. 41-109, Longmoor Military Railway 500, British Railways No. 48773, is a …

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 …

On June 2, 1941, the SS Thistlegorm departed Glasgow bound for Alexandria, Egypt, The two 8Fs meant to reach the Egyptian National Railways in Egypt and then delivered to Turkey by …