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Leander was built in 1936 at the LMS works at Crewe and entered service as LMS 5690. She worked out of Crewe North depot until 1947, and then out of Bristol Barrow Road, now renumbered 45690 by BR. The locomotive was withdrawn by BR in 1964 having recorded 1,589,826 miles in service.
Leander first arrived on the SVR in August 1980 for a boiler repair / overhaul to main line standard, following which the locomotive left in late 1981. During this time good working relations were established between the owners/support crew and SVR staff, so when the owners Leander Locomotive Limited put the engine up for sale in November 1983, she was acquired by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]]. The purchase included sister engine [[LMS Stanier Jubilee 45699 Galatea | 45699 Galatea]], then regarded as a source of spare parts for Leander, and part of the deal also involved the sale of [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443|Ivatt 2MT 46443 ]] in exchange.
Leander was ‘on tour’ on the main line at the time of purchase, and first returned to the SVR as a ‘home’ engine on 20 February 1984. The locomotive worked until winter 1989, and was then stored awaiting a major overhaul.
