Overview

Here is the Stanier 8F run by British Railways, № 48045 working out of the Widnes Depot (8D denotes). It sports the yellow cabside stripe indicating that it should not be used "South of Crewe" on electrified lines. Even so, it carries overhead electrification warning flashes and a yellow star beneath the cabside number, denoting that the locomotive had specially balanced wheelsets and motion permitting use on fast vacuum - braked freight workings.