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Joy for trainspotters as LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander steams through Preston

Posted on - 14th April, 2019 - 6:23pm | Author - | Posted in - History, Nostalgia, Preston City Centre, Preston News, Preston Railway Station, Transport

Rail enthusiasts were treated to a rare sighting of the LMS Jubilee Class 5690 Leander as it steamed through Preston on Saturday.

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Dozens of fans visited Preston Railway Station to see the steam locomotive arrive at 17.42.

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Matt Simpson was there, along with his ‘train mad’ son Oliver, three. He said: “There were lots of people there today, young and old – a real buzz about the station.”

Read more: Great British Railway Journeys visits Preston’s suffragette city

The engine was built in Crewe in 1936 and has had several liveries and owners over the decades.

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It is currently painted in Br Lined Black – the livery it carried between 1949 and 1952 – after it returned to operation in 2012.

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