{"product_id":"372-161a-graham-farish-lms-stanier-8f-8233-lms-black-original","title":"372-161A Graham Farish LMS Stanier 8F 8233 LMS Black (Original)","description":"\u003cp\u003e372-161A Graham Farish LMS Stanier 8F 8233 LMS Black (Original)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew release - pre-orders invited - expected March \/ April 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’re delighted to welcome the Stanier 8F back to the Graham Farish range and our award-winning model is a fitting replica of this all-time icon of British locomotive design. Few other classes were as numerous as the 8Fs which played a vital role in the allied victory during World War Two, before going on to serve British Railways until the very last day of steam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eConstructed around a diecast metal running plate and chassis, the Graham Farish 8F boasts a highly detail bodyshell, cab and tender along with many extra details that are added individually. With a powerful coreless motor providing drive through a diecast metal gearbox, our 8F is a strong and powerful performer capable of hauling long and heavy trains. A comprehensive tooling suite caters for the various detail differences seen across the 8F fleet allowing many of the 800+ locomotives to be accurately portrayed at any given time in their operation career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraham Farish N Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLocomotive is Preserved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePristine LMS Black (Original) livery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning No. 8233\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder \u003cstrong\u003eitem No. 36-567A\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength 138mm (over couplings)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of our Railway Celebrations range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiveted Stanier 4,000-gallon Tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmokebox Door with Large Numberplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Front Lamp Iron (Top)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurved Reverser Rod\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteam Lance Valve Mounted High on the Smokebox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountersunk Bufferbeam Rivets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabricated Wheel Balance Weights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGRAHAM FARISH STANIER 8F CLASS SPECIFICATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMECHANISM:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoreless motor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrical pickup from all driving and tender wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate metal bearings fitted to each driving wheel axle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal bearings fitted to each tender wheel axle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal chassis block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal gearbox, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9mm (N gauge) wheels to NEM310 standards with authentic profile and detailing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraction tyres fitted to the rear driving wheels for assured haulage capabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValve gear of metal construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscreet fixed locomotive to tender drawbar with integral electrical connections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoupling pocket to NEM355 standards fitted to the front bogie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemovable coupling pocket to NEM355 standards fitted to the tender chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned to operate on curves of second radius (263.5mm) or greater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal running plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-precision, injection-moulded bodyshell, cab and tender with separately fitted detail parts including smokebox door, lower front lamp irons, steam pipes, whistle and reverser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied metal components including handrails, buffers, injector feedpipes and safety valves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDome, filler cap, water scoop and vacuum pipe added to the tender as separate parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTender fitted with metal coal-effect load\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior including boiler backhead controls and gauges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHinged and posable metal fall plate between the locomotive and tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach model supplied with a full set of accessory parts including cab doors, front steps and cylinder covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDCC:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext18 DCC decoder interface located in the tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOUND:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker installed in the tender of all models for optimum sound reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimo MS581N18 DCC Sound Decoder pre-installed in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSound files produced specifically for the Graham Farish Stanier 8F Class using recordings from real locomotives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIVERY APPLICATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic liveries applied to all models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple paint applications employed on each model using LMS and BR specification colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLogos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing process, employing authentic typefaces, logos and colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLMS 8F HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe first of Stanier’s 2-8-0 8Fs emerged from Crewe Works in 1935, one of 331 locomotives ordered by the LMS, however by 1945 a total of 852 8Fs had been built. The extra 521 came about as a result of their engineer Robert Riddles being seconded to the Ministry of Supply during World War Two. Riddles halted an order for ROD 2-8-0s, the engines that had proved so important during the First World War, and instead chose the Stanier 8F as the War Department’s standard steam locomotive for the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe ministry of supply ordered 208 for the War Department, meanwhile 245 were ordered for the LMS by the Railway Executive Committee who had taken control of the Big 4 during the conflict.  These were built by the SR, GWR and LNER, the latter pair effectively keeping the locomotives that they constructed on loan until peacetime returned. Add to this 68 locomotives that the LNER decided to order for its own fleet, becoming the Class O6, of which 43 were built in-house at Doncaster and Darlington and 25 came from Brighton Works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe War Department locomotives were shipped primarily overseas, serving with the Middle East Forces of the British Army. Many did not return, having been either lost in transit, lost in battle or sold to the state railways in the countries they had served in once their turn in action was over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1948 British Railways inherited 624 8Fs upon Nationalisation, these being the majority of the LMS fleet give or take a few dozen that were requisitioned, and those operated by the GWR and LNER. Following repatriations and the return of surplus locomotives to BR from military use, the 8F fleet peaked at 666 engines between 1957 and 1960, when the first succumbed to withdrawal. With few exceptions they were allocated to the London Midland Region and found plentiful work hauling all manner of goods plus summer weekend workings and excursion traffic where they turned their hand to passenger haulage with ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt would be 1964 before withdrawals reached double figures and by the start of 1968, the final year of steam on British Rail, 150 8Fs were still in traffic, centred around the final bastion of steam in the North West of England. 8F No. 48518 would take responsibility for the final steam-hauled goods train on BR on 3rd August, followed on the 4th, the final day or ‘normal’ steam, by No. 48773 hauling a leg of the Locomotive Club of Great Britain’s ‘Farewell to Steam Railtour’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePreservation dealt the 8F a meagre hand with just eight of the 852 locomotives built still extant in the UK today. A further six can be found abroad in Turkey, Israel and Iraq, bringing the total to 14 survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graham Farish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58105247891836,"sku":"372-161A","price":157.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3048\/7164\/files\/372-161A.jpg?v=1793722358","url":"https:\/\/www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com\/products\/372-161a-graham-farish-lms-stanier-8f-8233-lms-black-original","provider":"Kernow Model Rail Centre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}