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[[File:Longmoor Military Railway Gordon Severn Valley Railway.jpg|thumb|200px300px|right|LMR 600 Gordon on static display in The Engine House]]
==LMR 600 Gordon in service==
Although the 2-10-0 design was intended for overseas use, ‘Gordon’ only saw wartime service in the UK. Post-War, Gordon was mainly confined to the Longmoor Military Railway where, numbered 600, it was used by the Royal Engineers as a driver-training engine. However in 1957 during the Suez crisis, it is known to have worked highly secretive trains between Longmoor and Southampton.
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File:Gordon Longmoor 1949.jpg | Gordon in 1949 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Gordon’s last major steam event was the final open day at Longmoor camp on 5 July 1969. A photo may be found on [https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishswissernie/16194672386/in/album-72157648219525434/ Ernie's Railway Archive].
