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*'''LMS Ivatt Class 2 46512''', classmate of [[46443]] and [[46521]], was acquired from Barry in March 1973 by a group of volunteers from the Strathspey Railway for restoration and use there.<ref>[https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/7387673.back-on-track/ Gazette& Herald, 2001] (retrieved 8 January 2020</ref> It arrived at Bewdley by road from Barry in summer 1973 as "...''a temporary visitor, being destined for the Strathspey Railway''".<ref>SVR News 28, p.29.</ref> It was reported as being due to leave in 1975 having "...''spent some time at Bewdley being repaired en route Barry to Aviemore''".<ref>SVR News 35, p.8.</ref> However this [https://www.flickr.com/photos/71592768@N08/8207234488/in/album-72157629575162112/ image] in the [[Image Collections#David_Rostance_Collection|David Rostance Collection]] suggests it was still present in November 1976. The actual date of leaving the SVR was not recorded in SVR News, although a footnote in the 1998 Stock Book suggests it moved to the Bulmers Railway Centre at Hereford (supported by a [https://www.flickr.com/photos/96836395@N05/33986193811/ Flickr image] of the loco there in 1981 and another undated image [http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/imagingcentre/view/383204/LC here]) before a move to Scotland in 1982.<ref>[https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/cy/news/steam-locomotive-heritage-lives-strathspey-line Lottery Fund]</ref><ref>[https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/46512-2/ Preserved British Steam Locomotives website]</ref>. It was not included in any SVR Stock Book as an SVR locomotive, but is included here by virtue of the length of its 'residence'.
*The [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1973|1973 convoy]] from [[Barry Scrapyard]] that brought [[4930]], [[4141]], [[5164]] and [[7819]] also brought an LMS Stanier welded tender which had last run with 44888. The tender had been separated from the loco at Tyseley after withdrawal, and remained with British Rail at Willesden shed as a water carrier. It was spotted by an SVR member at Cadoxton en-route to Barry and then reserved for the SVR as a spare tender. It was stored behind the [{Highley signal box at [[Highley]]. It was later acquired by the 48624 group<ref>[https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/the-railway/locomotives/8624-2/ Great Central Railway] (Retrieved 22 January 2023)</ref>.
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