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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 placed on static display in the McArthurGlen shopping complex, Swindon. In 2018 it is planned to return It returned to the SVR on 21 August 2018 and be is intended to go 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>
