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==48773 in preservation==
48773 arrived on the SVR in January 1969 in working order direct from BR. During the early years it ran under its LMS number as 8733. Since then it has achieved the greatest mileage in preservation of any of the SVR locos, logging 151,805 miles (including a few [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | main line excursions]]) and going through a set of tyres in the process.
On 27 September 1986 a service took place at Highley in which 47383 was dedicated as a memorial to British military railway personnel who lost their lives on active service during the Second World War. The locomotive carries a plaque commemorating the event.
48773 is currently (February 2015) on display in [[The Engine House]] awaiting overhaul. It is owned by the [[Stanier 8F Locomotive Society]].
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives]]<br>
[[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]
