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LMS 8151
48151 at Llandudno Junction with "The Welsh Mountaineer" in August 2014.
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer William Stanier Builder Crewe Works Serial number 154 (second series) Build date September 1942
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-0  • UIC 1′D h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 3 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.003 m) Driver dia. 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.435 m) Length 63 ft 0+1⁄2 in (19.22 m) Loco 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 cap. 4,000 imp gal (18,000 L; 4,800 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 28+1⁄2 sq ft (2.65 m) Boiler LMS type 3C Boiler pressure 225 lbf/in (1.55 MPa) 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 Operators London, Midland and Scottish Railway → British Railways Power class LMS & BR: 7F, later 8F Numbers LMS: 8151 BR: 48151 Axle load class BR: Route Availability 6 Withdrawn January 1968 Current owner West Coast Railway Company Disposition Operational, Mainline Certified

LMS Stanier Class 8F 8151 (British Railways No. 48151) is a preserved British steam locomotive of the LMS Stanier Class 8F.

History

8151 was built at Crewe Works in 1942 by the LMS as one of the 8F Class, following nationalisation in 1948 the number 40000 was added on to the engines original number and in 1949 she was renumbered to 48151. From new the engine was allocated to Grangemouth (31D) and was to spend over thirteen years at Grangemouth before being transferred to Canklow (19C) in Jul 1955. Other sheds the engine was allocated to included: Staveley (41E) in Jan 1963, Edge Hill (8A) in Apr 1964 and finally Northwich (8E) in Mar 1966. The engine remained at Northwich for its remaining working career for BR until Jan 1968 when the engine was withdrawn from service.

Preservation

In Nov 1995, it was loaned for a short time to Tunstead Quary to haul a 975-ton train of hopper wagons, and 5 years later in Dec 2000, it also worked a special one off freight train along the Settle and Carlisle line from Hellifield to Ribblehead Quarry where the hopper wagons were loaded and it then worked the loaded train on from Ribblehead Quarry to Carlisle. Also in 2000, it made its first operational visit to a heritage railway, when it visited the Great Central Railway for a brief period in June of that year, as well as making a brief visit back to Stavely the following month, now the Barrow Hill Roundhouse.

In Oct 2003, 48151 worked its first train over Shap Summit since the end of steam in 1968, the charter was operated by the West Coast Railway Company and ran from Carnforth to Carlisle via Shap both ways.

In Aug 2008, 48151 worked the Liverpool to Manchester leg of The Fifteen Guinea Special which was celebrating 40 years since the ending of steam on BR in August 1968, she was covering for 45110 as its mainline certificate had run out. This was also to be the first time since 1966 that 48151 had visited Liverpool since being allocated to Edge Hill.

In Aug 2010, it became the first member of its class to work over the Conwy Valley Line. The train was the Railway Touring Company's "Welsh Mountaineer" from Preston to Blaenau Ffestiniog running via Chester & Llandudno Junction, the section from Chester to Llandudno Jcn being tender first due to the train reversing direction at the junction alongside the fierce 1 in 47 gradient in the Blaenau direction. The engine has visited the route on a number of occasions in July and August 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2018 with other trips being worked by 45231 The Sherwood Forester, 46115 Scots Guardsman or 61994 The Great Marquess.

In Apr 2012, it worked the first steam railtour from Southport since 1991, the train in question was Compass Tours "Roses Express" which ran from Southport to York traveling out via Eccles and returning via Bolton. 48151 was also the first member of its class to visit the resort as no 8F's were allocated to Southport's former 27C shed in steam days.

In May 2014, it made only its second appearance at a heritage railway when it alongside fellow 10A based engine's 45699 Galatea and 46115 Scots Guardsman. The three engines traveled down from Carnforth to Dereham on Thu 29 May in triple headed formation along with a set of coaches as most of the Mid Norfolk Railway's coaches weren't vacuum braked. The three engines then ran at the MNR's West Coast Railways steam gala from Fri 30 May to Sun 1 June and then on Mon 2 June, the three engines returned to Carnforth once more traveling as a triple headed formation.

Also in June, it worked only its second train over Shap Summit for the first time since Oct 2003, the train in question was the Railway Touring Company's "Cumbrian Coast Express" that ran from London Euston to Carlisle on Sat 14 Jun. 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 and Grange-over-Sands on the Cumbrian Coast and Furness Line's.

In July 2018, it worked only its third train over Shap Summit in preservation, the train in question was the Railway Touring Company's "Cumbrian Mountain Express" that ran from London Euston to Carlisle on Sat 21 Jul. On the engines two previous trips up Shap the engine worked it's train alone but due to there being a restricted use of steam engines on Network Rail tracks owing to the hot weather at the time 48151 was assisted by a class 47 diesel no 47237. The return route of this tour was via the Settle and Carlisle Line.

References

1. http://brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=118689&loco=8151 48151 Working History
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1bBOFnSP6k 48151 working the ballast train to Ribblehead and then to Carlisle
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC7OAuAyqWI 48151 Passing through Meols Cop in the evening
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJk7LXk5UIc 48151 Passing through Beckfoot
5. http://www.uksteam.info/tours/t18/t0721c.htm UK Steam timings link

External links

• 48151 Working north over Shap in Jun 2014
• 48151 Working the outward "Roses Express" from Southport on Wed 4th Apr 2012
• 48151 Working the return "Roses Express" to Southport

• Preserved London, Midland and Scottish Railway steam locomotives
• LMS Stanier Class 8F
• Individual locomotives of Great Britain
• Railway locomotives introduced in 1942
• Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain