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Following a decision by the owner to sell the locomotive, 6960 changed owners and left the Severn Valley Railway in late 1996, initially moving to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.<ref>Severn Valley Railway News 121,p. 20.</ref> Between 2009 and 2012 she was restored to running condition and returned to steam. 6960 is now operated by Locomotive Services Limited and was based at the West Somerset Railway.<ref>[http://www.iconsofsteam.com/locos/raveningham-hall/ Locomotive Services Ltd's website 'Icons of Steam']</ref> In 2019 an agreement was reached to send [[7802]] to the WSR between May and October with Raveningham Hall coming to the SVR [[Steam Locomotives hired by the SVR|on hire]] for a similar period, including the [[Autumn Steam Gala]].<ref>NBI 21 May 2019</ref> This was further extended until and the locomotive's last runs were on 1 July 2021, at which point the locomotive's boiler certification will have expired.<ref>NBI 15 November 2019</ref>
At the end of 2019, 6960 had recorded a total of 74,051 miles in preservation on the SVR. The reported total may include mileage on the main line and on hire to other railways while resident here<ref>SVR News 210, SVR-based Steam Locomotive Mileage 2017-2019, Duncan Ballard</ref>.
