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Gordon was still the property of the British Army when the Longmoor Military Railway closed and was subsequently sold for non-military purposes. Following this closure, Gordon arrived on the SVR in September 1971 on loan from The Transport Trust, accompanied by [[Carriages formerly resident on the SVR | three vintage carriages]].
Gordon saw regular use in the early days of the SVR. In August [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1975 | 1975]] it travelled to Shildon under its own power to attend the Rail 150 celebrations, and in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1980-1989#1980 | 1980]] it travelled in light steam to Bold Colliery from where it participated in the locomotive parade at Rocket 150 at Rainhill. It last saw service on the SVR in 1999.
Gordon is one of only two steam locomotives on the SVR (along with [[SR 34027 Taw Valley|34027 Taw Valley]]) which are equipped to work with air-braked rolling stock. This facility was occasionally used in preservation, including in May 1982 when Gordon worked an incoming train of 19 wagons delivering 1,800 concrete sleepers<ref>SVR News 64</ref>. <gallery>File:LMR_600_20151122.jpg|Westinghouse air pump for working air-braked rolling stock</gallery> Gordon last saw service on the SVR in 1999. It remained Army property until July 2008 when, by then the last steam locomotive owned by the Army, it was donated to the SVR. It Gordon is now owned by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] and {{as of|2016|lc=y}} is on display in [[The Engine House]] at Highley.
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives]]<br>
[[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979]]
==References and sources==
Information principally from a display poster in the Engine House and past copies of SVR News.
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