Description
Exclusive & Limited edition available only from Model Railways at The Rising Fishery.
We are proud to offer this exclusive & Limited model LMS Jubilee Class 45690 “Leander” to the market. Bachmann have been commissioned to produce this limited edition on our behalf, and will be produced alongside there newly announced Jubilee class models, available Q2 2027.
The LMS Jubilee Class locomotive has long been a popular model in the Bachmann Branchline steam portfolio and for 2026 the Jubilee returns, better than ever before and with new tooling to allow models of the later-built locomotives to be offered to modern standards for the first time.
Constructed around a diecast metal running plate, the Branchline Jubilee employs precision molded components like the boiler, firebox and cab which are then adorned with countless separate detailing parts like the metal handrails, turned brass safety valves and whistle, lamp irons, lubricators and sandboxes. With authentic pattern driving wheels and a detailed front bogie, the chassis is further enhanced with brake blocks, brake rigging and sandboxes with separate wire sandpipes.
The locomotive is coupled to the tender using an adjustable drawbar to suit individual layout conditions, whilst electrical connections are incorporated into the drawbar and a poseable fall plate is fitted to the tender. Combining a finely detailed body and chassis, the tender is completed with sperate metal handrails, water pick-up gear, tank vents and lamp irons. A realistic coal load is included which is removable, beneath it the empty coal space is modelled too. Sprung metal buffers are fitted to both the front of the locomotive and the rear of the tender.
Within the cab, a detailed boiler backhead is present and the pipework and controls are enhanced with individual decoration. The ventilator on the cab roof is a separate part, allowing it to be posed in the open or closed position, or somewhere in between. The high level of decoration is not reserved only for the cab interior of course, and the model boasts an authentic rendition of its BR livery. The name is carried on the splasher and etched nameplates are supplied for user-fitting to complete the look of this locomotive.
With a powerful three pole motor and a proven drive train, the Branchline Jubilee is surefooted machine that boasts electrical pickups from the driving wheels and tender wheels. Upgraded to include a firebox lighting system that works on both analogue and DCC, the DCC provision has also been enhanced and a Plux22 DCC decoder socket is now fitted in the tender along with a pre-fitted speaker making it easy to add sound, or why not opt for our SOUND FITTED model and the work’s done for you.
- Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
- Pristine BR Lined Black
- Running No. 45690
- Named “Leander”
- Etched Nameplates included
- Equipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket
- Length 261mm (over couplings)
- Exclusive & Limited Edition
BACHMANN BRANCHLINE LMS JUBILEE SPECIFICATION
MECHANISM:
- Three pole motor mounted in the locomotive, driving the central set of driving wheels
- Electrical pickup from all driving wheels along with tender pickups
- Diecast metal chassis block (locomotive)
- Gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
- 16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing
- Valve gear of metal construction
- Adjustable tender drawbar with integral loco-tender wiring
- Sprung front bogie with integral coupling pocket to NEM362 standards
- Detachable coupling pocket to NEM362 standards fitted to the tender
- Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater
DETAILING:
- Diecast metal running plate
- Precision moulded boiler & firebox, cab, tender tank and tender chassis
- Separately fitted smokebox door which is mounted on hinges and can be posed open or closed
- Separately applied details including chimney, smokebox saddle, splashers, sandboxes, lubricators, water pick-up gear, reverser, lamp irons and smokebox door handles
- Individual metal detail components including handrails, handrail knobs, whistle, safety valves, sandpipes and tender vents
- Highly detailed and decorated cab interior including controls, dials, gauges and tool cabinets with separately fitted valve wheels, regulator and reverser
- Hinged and posable metal fall plate between the locomotive and tender
- Sliding cab roof ventilator which can be posed open or closed
- Tender fitted with removable coal-effect load, with empty coal space modelled beneath
- Running gear detailing includes brakes and separately fitted brake gear on the locomotive and tender
- Glazed cab windows
- Sprung metal buffers
- Each model supplied with an accessory pack including cab doors, front steps and cylinder draincocks
LIGHTING:
- Firebox Glow (on analogue) / Firebox Glow & Flicker (on DCC or when SOUND FITTED models are used on analogue)
DCC:
- Plux22 DCC decoder interface located in the tender
SOUND:
- Speaker installed in the tender of all models for optimum sound reproduction
- Zimo MS450P22 DCC Sound Decoder pre-installed in SOUND FITTED versions
- Sound files produced specifically for the Bachmann Branchline Jubilee using recordings from real locomotives
- SOUND FITTEDÂ models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied
LIVERY APPLICATION:
- Authentic liveries applied to all models
- Multiple paint applications employed on each model
- Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing process, incorporating authentic typefaces, logos and colours
- Pre-fitted printed nameplates, as well as etched nameplates which are supplied separately for optional fitting
Operational history
5690 was built at Crewe in March 1936 and named Leander after HMS Leander, which in turn was named after the Greek hero Leander. From March 1936 it was based at Crewe North shed where it remained until 1947 when it was transferred to the former LMS engine shed at Bristol (Barrow Road). After nationalization in 1948, it was renumbered 45690 by British Railways.
After being withdrawn in 1964, Leander was sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.
Preservation
Rescued in May 1972, it was restored by the Leander Locomotive Society at Derby and later kept at the Dinting Railway Museum, Glossop. After later purchased by and running on the Severn Valley Railway, Leander was sold to Dr Peter Beet and restored to running condition on the East Lancashire Railway in LMS Crimson Lake livery. As of 2008, Leander is currently owned by Chris Beet and operated by West Coast Railways from their Carnforth MPD base.
In 2008, Leander provided motive power for the Scarborough Spa Express heritage service. It also spent October at the Great Central Railway “Steam Railway” gala, alongside Britannia Class No. 70013 Oliver Cromwell and LNER Peppercorn Class A1 No. 60163 Tornado.
In September 2010, Leander visited the Severn Valley Railway (SVR) for their 40th anniversary Autumn steam gala alongside fellow visiting locomotives and former Severn Valley based engines 2251 Class No. 3205, No. 3717 City of Truro, 4575 Class No. 5542 and West Country Class No. 34070 Manston. Leander departed from the SVR at the beginning of October hauling the Severn Valley Limited to Blackpool North one way only as the locomotive was on route to the East Lancashire Railway for a few weeks stay during their Autumn Steam Gala. Shortly afterwards, Leander returned to Carnforth and mainline operation.
In April 2012, Leander was withdrawn early for overhaul. Chris Beet managed the overhaul, assisted by the team at West Coast Railway Company from their Carnforth MPD base and there dedicated team of volunteers. It returned to operation in October 2014, painted in BR Lined Black, the livery that it carried between 12 April 1949 and 15 November 1952, and which was also carried by 46 other members of the class from August 1948.
LMS JUBILEE HISTORY
The ‘Jubilee’ 4-6-0 locomotives were introduced between 1934 and 1936 by the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) to the design of William Stanier. The type was a direct follow on to Henry Fowler’s Patriot Class, the final five of which became the first Jubilees when they were built with Stanier’s tapered boiler and top feeds in place of the parallel boilers used on the Patriots.
The Class totalled 191 examples, and the first 113 rolled off the production line before a brief pause. When construction commenced again, changes had been made to the boilers which on the final 78 examples employed a sloping firebox throatplate, increasing the size of the firebox over the first 113 that had straight throatplates.
In 1935 the class was chosen to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V and No. 5552 (which swapped its number with 5642) was named ‘Silver Jubilee’, resulting in the type taking the class name the Jubilees. Other locomotives in the fleet were named after the British Empire and the Commonwealth, British naval commanders and admirals, and notable Royal Navy ships. All 191 examples carried a name.
The Jubilees were intended for express passenger workings and were employed on the LMS’s main line routes. At first, their performance was underwhelming as they suffered from poor steaming, but through a series of trialing different blast pipe arrangements, chimney dimensions, and even the use of the double chimney, their steaming ability greatly improved.
Coupled to tenders built to both Fowler and Stanier designs, in later years some Jubilees swapped their tenders with 8Fs, exchanging their Fowler tenders for Stanier types which boasted a greater water carrying capacity.
In 1942 the LMS rebuilt two Jubilees with new boilers providing upgrades in the power and steaming abilities compared to the standard locomotives, however the increased weight resulting from the changes restricted their route availability and no further Jubilees were rebuilt.
The entire fleet passed into British Railways ownership in 1948 and remained intact until 1960, except for one example that was withdrawn in 1952 following collision damage. Another was retired in 1960 before withdrawals accelerated, peaking in 1964 although there were still eight examples in traffic in 1967, but all had stopped by the end of that year.
