Leander was built in Crewe for
running express passenger trains between London and Scotland. The class was
introduced in 1934 by locomotive designer William Stanier as a development of
the Patriot Class . A total of 191 locomotives were built and
named in honour of King George V's Silver Jubilee. The Jubilees were given the
classification of 5XP (BR 6P) and could be found working hard until the end of
the steam era.
During Leander's month long stay at the Bluebell
Railway the weather refused to be sunny for many of the occasions I managed to
visit. Heavy rain during the
Giants of Steam
weekend and her last weekend, along with the shorter autumn days
limited the good photographic opportunities normally found around the railway.
(click on the picture to enlarge)
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