user: ### NOW ANSWER:
Question: What is the largest number of cars per set that is less than 9?
Columns: ['Class', 'Operator', 'Number', 'Year Built', 'Cars per Set', 'Unit Numbers.']
Types: ['text', 'text', 'real', 'text', 'real', 'text']
Sample row: ['Class 253', 'BR Western Region', 27.0, '1975-1977', 9.0, '253001-253027']
SQL:

assistant: SELECT MAX("Number") FROM "Table" WHERE "Cars per Set" < 9.0;