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Moved under its own power 20.10.23
|wheels = 4-6-0
|rating = 5MT
|status = Out of serviceOperational
|locono = 42968
|othernos = 13268, 2968
|years6 = 2013
|events6 = Withdrawn for overhaul
|years7 = 2023
|events7 = Reentered service
|length = 69ft 10¾"
|weight = 69t 2cwt
A boiler inspection in February 1998 found that firebox crown stays were wasted below Railtrack requirements for main line working, curtailing further railtours. However the locomotive continued in SVR service and was invited by London Underground to take part in that year's 'Steam on the Met'. Later that year, the locomotive was withdrawn for a full overhaul, which was completed in 2003, and she re-entered service in BR livery. She remained in service until the expiry of her boiler certificate in 2013.
The latest overhaul began in early 2014. The locomotive was re-wheeled on 29 October 2019.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blnov19 Branch Lines, November 2019]</ref> The boiler successfully passed a hydraulic test in March 2023, marking the start of a new '10-year ticket',<ref>[https://staniermogulfund.org.uk/overhaul-update-173/ SMF Overhaul Update]</ref> and passed its steam test on 19 June 2023.<ref>National Preservation Forum</ref> {{As of|2023|10}} work it has moved under its own power and is progressing at [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]]. The Stanier Mogul Fund intends that the locomotive will re-enter service in late 2023 for running in undergoing commissioning as No 2968 in unlined black, with a repaint into its original lined livery and original number 13268 in early 2024.<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/svr-loco-newsy-news-discussions.19520/page-141#post-2831699 National Preservation Forum ''SVR Loco Newsy News / discussions'']</ref>It will re-enter service in late 2023.
==Gallery==
[[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]<br>
[[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events]]<br>
[[Locomotive numbering|Locomotives running under different identities]]
[[Category:Locomotives at Bridgnorth]]
[[Category:SVR fundraising lotteries]]
[[Category:Operational steam locomotives]]
