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The crane arrived on the SVR on 6 December 1982 from Bristol, having been acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]. A small amount of work was carried out in 1983 in order to make it fit for an insurance inspection.<ref>SVR News 71</ref> It was photographed at Bewdley in 1987,<ref name=SVRN86/> although by 1998 it had yet to be restored and was stored at Kidderminster.<ref name=SB9/><ref>GWR813.org</ref>
The photograph shows the crane in March 2015 situated in the ‘[[Stourport Triangle]]’, the junction of the Stourport Branch and the present day SVR south of Bewdley. {{As of| In January 2019|1}} it is intended was announced that the crane was to move to Arley for cosmetic restoration as a static display. The crane is paired with [[BR 707261 Crane Runner | Crane Runner 707261]], a modified BR Conflat, which will be swapped with a GWR flat wagon that will better suit the crane.<ref>SVR Wagons Facebook 13 January 2019</ref>In March 2019 the crane and runner were moved to Bewdley.
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