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LMR repairs at Eastleigh, 600 retubed at Longmoor 1963
The LMR was home to a number of other steam locomotives, but by the 1960s Gordon was the last remaining in service. It made a brief appearance as an express passenger locomotive in the Children's Film Foundation film "Runaway Railway", filmed at the LMR in 1965.<ref>[https://www.reelstreets.com/films/runaway-railway-childrens-film-foundation/ reelstreets.com]</ref> It was a popular attraction at enthusiasts' events and on both 16 and 30 April 1966 worked RCTS excursions on BR metals from Woking to Liss and continuing later to Staines, the first occasion being photographed by Tim Stephens of the [[Master Neverers Association]].<ref>Never Again Volume 9, MNA Publications, p. 212.</ref><ref name= "RM1019">The Railway Magazine, October 2019. pp. 40-46</ref>
Gordon's last major steam event was the final open day at Longmoor camp on 5 July 1969. The line closed on 31 October 1969, Gordon working the final train from Oakhanger to Longmoor.<ref name="RM1019"/> LMR had its own fitters school. 600 was retubed in Longmoor shed in 1963.<ref>[https://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/9/longmoor.htm Farmer, Keith, The Industrial Railway Record, 1963]<ref> Steam locomotives also reached Eastleigh for repairs.
==LMR 600 Gordon in preservation==
