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[[File:GWR446.16.01.88.jpg|thumb|300px|right |GWR Crane 446 in use at Bewdley in 1988]]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 first photograph below shows the crane in March 2015 , paired with [[BR 707261 Crane Runner | Crane Runner 707261]], a modified BR Conflat, and stored in the ‘[[Stourport Triangle]]’, the junction of the Stourport Branch and the present day SVR south of Bewdley. In January 2019 it was announced that the crane was to move to Arley for cosmetic restoration as a static display. The In March 2019 the crane is paired with [[BR and runner were moved to Bewdley (second picture below). In May 2019 both had reached Arley and in July 2021 707261 Crane Runner | Crane Runner 707261]], a modified BR Conflat, which will be was swapped with [[GWR 2501 'Rotank' 6-Wheeled Road Milk Tank Flat Wagon]] that will better suit suits the crane.<ref>SVR Wagons Facebook 13 January 2019</ref> In March 2019 the crane and runner were moved to Bewdley (second picture below). In May 2019 both had reached Arley.
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