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Gordon was still the property of the British Army when it arrived on the SVR in September 1971 on loan from The Transport Trust. 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 is now owned by SVR(H).
Gordon saw regular use in the early days of the SVR. In August 1975 it travelled to Shildon under its own power to attend the Rail 150 celebrations, and in 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 in 1999, and is currently on display in [[The Engine House]] at Highley.
==References and sources==
Information principally from a display poster in the Engine House and past copies of SVR News.
