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7819 featured in an episode of the BBC drama series [[The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries]] broadcast in 1993.
Following a loan to the Nene Valley Railway in 1994, 7819 was placed in storage awaiting major repairs on 7 January 1995. After a period in store in the open the locomotive was cosmetically restored and {{As of|2018|lc=y}} is on static display in the McArthurGlen shopping complex, Swindon.In 2018 it is planned to return to the SVR and be on static display at [[The Engine House]]. <ref>[https://svrtrust.org.uk/downloads/Platform%202018%20web%20version-1.pdf 'Platform' magazine, 2018 Issue 4, p.7]</ref>
The locomotive was owned by the [[Hinton Manor Fund]] of which [[SVR Wolverhampton Branch]] was the major shareholder. It is now owned by [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Organisation | The SVR Charitable Trust]], having been formally transferred from the Hinton Manor Fund for a nominal sum in April 2004.<ref>SVR News 147 and [http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/7819/ SVR Wolverhampton Branch] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref>
