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LMS Stanier Class 8F
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<p>The <a href="/facts/London,_Midland_and_Scottish_Railway/qk02TmfL">London, Midland and Scottish Railway</a> (LMS) Stanier Class 8F is a class of <a href="/facts/Steam_locomotive/cXEQwhFk">steam locomotives</a> designed for hauling heavy freight. 852 were built between 1935 and 1946 (not all to LMS order), as a freight version of <a href="/facts/William_Stanier/9xxShNBb">William Stanier</a>'s successful <a href="/facts/LMS_Stanier_Class_5_4-6-0/RryHNkIb">Black Five</a>, and the class saw extensive service overseas during and after the <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">Second World War</a>. </p>