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D1013 was bought privately from BR by a member of the [[Western Locomotive Association]] in May 1977. Following purchase the locomotive was repainted in original maroon livery. In company with [[BR Class 52 D1062 Western Courier|D1062 Western Courier]], D1013 moved to the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway, and following tyre turning at Cardiff Canton both arrived on the SVR on 29 September 1978.
In 1982, Western Courier Ranger was used in the filming of the BBC TV sit-com [[L For Lester]].
On 11 May 1984, D1013 was the first SVR locomotive to work onto the newly acquired [[Kidderminster]] site, hauling a load of sleepers for installation at the station which still under construction at the time<ref>SVR News 77</ref>.
