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Peckett 1738

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News of loco at Titley Junction in July 2022
1738 made a return visit to the SVR for a ‘Thomas’ weekend in October 2000, appearing as ‘Percy’ alongside [[LMS Jinty 47383]] as ‘Thomas’.<ref>SVR News 134</ref>
Around 2005 the locomotive was taken into private ownership at Titley Junction Station in Herefordshire,<ref>[http://www.uklocos.com/final-results.asp?action=display&Id=3226 UKLocos.Com]</ref> where it was still used as ‘Percy’ from time to time as seen in the 2013 photograph. The Kingfisher Line and Titley Junction Station are privately owned and entry to the public is strictly forbidden. The former website is archived but in 2018 the line was still extant: a 'Steam and and Tea Afternoon' was organised on 18 August with a steam train ride.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110112030041/http://www.titleyjunctionstation.co.uk/kingfisher_line.html Archived Kingfisher Line website]</ref><ref>[https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/16297395.steam-and-tea-afternoon-to-take-place-at-titley-junction/ Hereford Times, 18 June 2018]</ref> The present status of 1738 is however unclearA [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5215384075244992&set=a.817934718323305 Facebook post] in July 2022 showed the locomotive at Titley Junction, which had just passed its steam test.
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