LMS Stanier Class 8F 8151
| LMS 8151 | |
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48151 at Crewe during the Crewe Works open day. | |
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | William Stanier |
| Builder | Crewe Works |
| Serial number | 154 (second series) |
| Build date | 1942 |
| Specifications | |
| Configuration | 2-8-0 |
| UIC classification | 1′D h2 |
| Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Leading wheel diameter | 3 ft 3 1⁄2 in (1.003 m) |
| Driver diameter | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1.435 m) |
| Length | 63 ft 0 1⁄2 in (19.22 m) |
| Locomotive 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 capacity | 4,000 imp gal (18,000 l; 4,800 US gal) |
| Boiler | LMS type 3C |
| Boiler pressure | 225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa) |
| Firegrate area | 28 1⁄2 sq ft (2.65 m2) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder size | 18 1⁄2 in × 28 in (470 mm × 711 mm) |
| Valve gear | Walschaerts |
| Valve type | Piston valves |
| Performance figures | |
| Tractive effort | 32,440 lbf (144.30 kN) |
| Career | |
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| Power class | LMS & BR: 7F, later 8F |
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| Axle load class | BR: Route Availability 6 |
| Withdrawn | January 1968 |
| Current owner | West Coast Railway Company |
| Disposition | Operational |
LMS Stanier Class 8F No. 8151, British Railways No. 48151, is a preserved British steam locomotive.
Overview
8151 was built in 1942 by the LMS at their Crewe Works – works no. 154. She was renumbered as 48151 by British railways after the 1948 nationalisation of Britain's railways.
After completion at Crewe works she was allocated to Grangemouth shed until 1949 when she was transferred to Canklow (19C) Shed. The shed's she was based at during her career also included Stavely (today the Barrow Hill roundhouse), Edge Hill in Liverpool and finally Northwich until she was withdrawn in January 1968. After being withdrawn she like many other locos back then was to be sent away for scrapping at a nearby scrapyard. Luckily she was sent down to the famous Barry scrapyard in South Wales where she remained for over 8 years.
She was bought for preservation in 1975 and was the 77th loco to leave Barry Scrapyard. She was based at the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway for a number of years. She was never operated on the line as her restoration ground to a halt. Happily she was bought by David Smith and after her heavy restoration was completed in 1988 she was certified for mainline use and is today operated by West Coast Railway's working steam charters across the UK visiting places never visited before by an 8F. She also at one point carried the nameplate Gauge O Guild, Before the 2012 season the nameplates were removed from 48151, the reason being due to David Smith wanting to have her look more original for the season. It was later announced that the nameplates would not be applied again as none of the class carried nameplates under BR ownership and it was preferred to keep the engine looking more original.
Fame in Preservation
In 2014 48151 made her first operational visit to a heritage railway, she visited the Mid Norfolk Railway at Dereham for their West Coast Railways steam gala which she visited alongside fellow Carnforth based engines LMS Jubilee 45699 Galatea & LMS Royal Scot 46115 Scots Guardsman. All 3 engine's ran in Triple Headed formation from Carnforth to Dereham on Thu 29th May. The 3 engine's then ran during the 3 day gala from Fri 30th May to Sun 1st Jun & the following day on Mon 2nd Jun the 3 engines returned to Carnforth along with the 9 BR Mark 1 coaches which had also been provided for the gala (The reason being due to most coaches at the Mid Norfolk Railway being air braked and the 3 visitors only being vacuum braked).
Also in 2014, she worked her first train over Shap Summit since the end of steam in 1968, and the train in question was The Railway Touring Company's "The Cumbrian Coast Express" that ran from London Euston to Carlisle. The 8F took over the train at Carnforth and worked northbound over Shap's 1 in 75 to Carlisle with the return leg being via Whitehaven.
Allocations
The shed locations of 48151 on particular dates.
| First shed | Grangemouth, 28C |
| July 1949 | Canklow, 19C |
| January 1963 | Stavely (Barrow Hill), 41E |
| April 1964 | Edge Hill 8A |
| Last Shed | Northwich, 8E |
| Withdrawn | January 1968 |
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