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GWR 1450

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1450 spent her early life in preservation at the Dart Valley Railway (now the South Devon Railway). She was eventually purchased from there and re-located to the Dean Forest Railway by [[Pull Push Limited]], her present owner, of whom Mike Little is a director.<ref>[http://www.southdevonrailway.co.uk/gone-not-forgotten/1450 SDR web site], retrieved 25-01-2015.</ref>
1450 arrived at the SVR from the DFR in March 2014, initially on hire for the year. Subsequently 1450 has been listed as part of the home fleet. Although not powerful enough to haul service trainson her own 1450 did so in 2014, double heading with [[4566]] to provide the required power, due to a number of ongoing locomotive repairs leaving the SVR unexpectedly short on engines. The locomotive is regularly used on Footplate Experience duties, as well as appearing on charters and at galas on the SVR and elsewhere, . She is often paired with the owner's autocoaches [[GWR 178 Autotrailer Third | 178]] and [[GWR 238 Autotrailer Third | 238]] which are also resident on the SVR. However, 1450 did haul a service train in 2014, double heading with [[4566]] to provide the required power, due to a number of ongoing locomotive repairs leaving the SVR unexpectedly short on engines.
No announcement has yet been made on when Whilst 1450 will leavewas winterised at [[Bridgnorth MPD]] over 2017-18 she returned to GWR livery, and it has been reported that Mike Little is happy with at the owner's request, for the remainder of its current arrangements (Novboiler ticket. 2015)<ref>[https://twitter.com/svrofficialsite/status/947815226602348545 SVR Twitter 1 January 2018]</ref>
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