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In 1962 the locomotive was bought by [[The Earl of Lindsay | Viscount Garnock]] (later the Earl of Lindsay), and under his ownership worked a number of main line rail tours between May 1963 and April 1967. Following the BR steam ban, the locomotive was stored in Leeds awaiting boiler repairs.
By the early 1970s, Viscount Garnock became was already associated with the fledgling SVR president , being a non-executive Director of both the original Severn Valley Railway Company and its successor, SVR(H), from incorporation in 1972. The locomotive was moved to the SVR for overhaul on 9 September of that year, a condition of the move being that it could be used there once restored. Steaming was achieved in 1973 with 200 miles being recorded. However the locomotive’s axle weight in excess of 19 tons exceeded the limit of 17 tons 12 cwt in the SVR's Light Railway Order granted in May 1970. The locomotive was therefore stored while discussions took place over a possible transfer to another railway. In the meantime a program of work was underway to upgrade the line, as a result of which the locomotive remained at the SVR.
The Great Marquess was next steamed in 1989, appearing in LNER livery as No 3442. She was re-named by BR Chairman Sir Robert Reid at a ceremony held on 18 April. Although not fully run in, the locomotive starred at the Spring Gala four days later. In early July The Great Marquess set off for a fortnight on the West Highland Line between Fort William and Mallaig. On 15 July the Earl, although ill, rode on the footplate of his engine as it departed from Fort William. Sadly he died 16 days later on 1 August 1989.
