R30281 Hornby LMS, Class 8F, 2-8-0, No. 8310 – Era 3

Hornby LMS, Class 8F, 2-8-0, No. 8310 – Era 3. The Stanier designed LMS Class 8F was many things, it was one of the most widespread 2-8-0 locomotive ever used in Britain, it was a war hero, an expat, but maybe more importantly it was a dependable servant of the freight industry. 852 examples of the class were built over an eleven years of construction with an example being built in almost every locomotive works around the UK.