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==48773 in preservation==
48773 arrived on the SVR in January 1969 in working order direct from BR. During the early years it ran under its LMS number as 8233. Since then it has achieved the greatest mileage in preservation of any of the SVR locos, logging 151,805 miles (including a few [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | main line excursions]]) and going through a set of tyres in the process.
One of the main line excursions was in [[Severn_Valley_Railway_Timeline_1970-1979#1975 | 1975]] when 48773 traveled to Shildon to take part in the Rail 150 celebrations, piloting a short train which also included [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106 | 43106]] and three carriages.
On 27 September 1986 a service took place at Highley in which 47383 was dedicated as a memorial to British military railway personnel who lost their lives on active service during the Second World War. The event was marked by a flypast of an Air Atlantique Douglas DC3 and the last working de Havilland Mosquito. The locomotive carries a plaque commemorating the dedication service.
