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==48773 in preservation==
[[File:48773_WD307_20180630.jpg|thumb|300px|right|48773 cosmetically painted in WD livery, June 2018]]48773 arrived on the SVR on 4 January 1969 in working order direct from BR. During the early years it ran under its LMS number as 8233. 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.
One of the main line excursions was in [[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1975 | 1975]] when 48773 travelled to Shildon to take part in the Rail 150 celebrations, piloting a short train which also included [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106 | 43106]] and three carriages. A full list of main line activities is as follows:
:''That engine's last ticked [sic] started before the SVR installed the reverse osmosis water treatment, as a result both boiler and firebox need major work. All tyres are down to scrapping size. The right hand cylinder is broken, and although the welded repair has so far held up, a new cylinder is highly desirable. The tender tank is badly corroded and a replacement tank is needed, all these above all the normal work needed for an overhaul.''<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/back-of-the-shed.1136536/page-4 National Preservation, 20 April 2018]</ref>
On 20 June 2018 48773 was moved from the Engine House to storage in Kidderminster in readiness for an event to mark the 50th anniversary end of BR steam in August 1968.The locomotive appeared in WD livery for the 2018 'Step Back to the 1940s' event which began on 30 June.
==Railway Royal Engineers' memorial==
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