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→WD 193 in preservation: date 193 was renamed
Following the opening to Bewdley in 1974, WD 193’s limited water capacity became a factor. It was used mainly on the Hampton Loade "shuttles" and lightly loaded mid-week trains, serving as a standby locomotive for full line services between Bridgnorth and Bewdley.<ref>SVR News 34</ref> In winter 1974-75 it was kept serviceable for works trains and for the Christmas services, which it again worked single-handed. During the winter a new point was installed at the southern end of Bridgnorth yard, on which WD 193 was promptly derailed on the first day of the 1975 season!<ref>SVR News 35</ref>
In 1977 1978 WD 193 was repainted into a an LMS-style crimson lake livery. The locomotive was also , and given the name 'Shropshire'at a naming ceremony on 15 April 1978.<ref>SVR Stock Book Seventh EditionNews 50, p.2.</ref>
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