The War Department (WD) "Austerity" 2-8-0 is a type of heavy freight steam locomotive that was introduced in 1943 for war service. A total of 935 were built, making this one of the most-produced classes of British steam locomotive. They were nicknamed Ozzies by the railwaymen.
90733 at Haworth, 15 July 2007
77509 being unloaded at Hong Kong (1947)
90323 fresh out of Swindon Works (1954)
90074 at West Hartlepool shed north-east of England (1967)
The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Stanier Class 8F is a class of steam locomotives designed for hauling heavy freight. 852 were built between 1935 and 1946, as a freight version of William Stanier's successful Black Five, and the class saw extensive service overseas during and after the Second World War.
Stanier 8F No. 48476 at Lostock Hall shed, late July 1968
Israel Railways 8F 70513 (NBL 24721 of 1941), taking water at Zichron Ya'akov on 4 January 1949. This was one of 24 WD 8Fs sold to Palestine Railways after wartime service in Iran and Palestine.
TCDD 45151 Class 45166, preserved at Beersheba in the guise of scrapped classmate Israel Railways 70414.
End of the line: withdrawn 8Fs in spring 1968 at Newton Heath, Manchester awaiting scrapping
