Following initial preservation in the Dutch scheme that made 50015 Valiant a celebrity, she was repainted in BR Blue for a few years, as seen here working away from Irwell Vale at Edenfield with the 10.00 Rawtenstall to Bury working on the 12th April 1997.

50008 Thunderer works the 10.20 Bury - Rawtenstall service with sister loco 50015 Valiant, on the 4th October 1992 during an East Lancs Railway diesel gala. This was one of 50008's first workings in preservation. Photo: Mark Burrows