The GCR Class 8F was a class of ten 4-6-0 locomotives built for the Great Central Railway in 1906 by Beyer, Peacock and Company to the design of John G. Robinson for working fast goods and fish trains. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification 'B4'.

Robinson developed the Great Central Railway (GCR)'s Class 8F (LNER B4) from his two experimental B1 4-6-0s. At construction, the only difference was that the B4s had driving wheels that were three inches smaller at 6ft 6in diameter.

The Great Central Railway Class 8, known as the London and North Eastern Railway Class B5 following the 1923 Grouping, was a class of fourteen 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed to haul fast goods trains, in particular fish trains.

2009年4月5日 · The LMS' best design for freight surely has to be William Stanier's 8F Class 2-8-0. During my visit to the Great Central Railway on April 4th, I caught a few round trips behind privately-owned, preserved 8F No48305, before compiling my notes and images to make this study of this well respected class which saw service both in the UK and overseas:-

The GCR Class 8F was a class of ten 4-6-0 locomotives built for the Great Central Railway in 1906 by Beyer, Peacock and Company to the design of John G. Robinson for working fast goods and fish trains. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classification 'B4'.

LMS 8F Class 2-8-0 No.48305. Back in the 1930s the railways remained the principal means of transporting large quantities of goods of all types from coal, raw materials, manufactured products and foodstuffs.

Since the GCR decided in 1920 to continue production of the 9Q (later B7), the 8N class stopped at three. Nevertheless, both the GCR and successor LNER kept them in service throughout World War II from sheds at Woodford to Gorton to Sheffield and West Riding.

Following Stanier’s new designs of express and mixed traffic engines for the LMS he turned his attention to the need for a heavy standard freight engine. The 8F class was introduced in 1935 and the design was a success straight off the drawing board proving itself far superior to the 0-8-0s which had been inherited from the LYR and LNWR.

The locomotives listed below are normally based on the Great Central Railway (GCR) but do visit other heritage railways. The list includes those still to be restored as well as those which are operational. Other locomotives also visit the GCR for events or periods of hire. For more details on the GCR go to http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/ Back…

2024年1月1日 · The GCR Class 8F was a class of ten 460 locomotives built for the Great Central Railway in 1906 by Beyer, Peacock and Company to the design of John G. Robinson for working fast goods and fish trains. They passed to the London and North Eastern Railway at the 1923 grouping and received the classifi