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80079 arrived from [[Barry Scrapyard]] on 15 May, 1971. After restoration, 80079 entered service in 1977.
{| class="wikitable"!Date!!Tour name !! Route !! Notes !! Web !!SVR News|-|19 Apr 1980||Black Countryman || Hereford - Manchester Victoria (+ Northwich L/E) || D/H with 5000. 80079 first main line run || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/800419_1.htm SBJ] ||56-9|-|20 May 1980||Rocket 150 Rainhill || Northwich-Bold Colliery || L/S, with 35028 || ||56-9|-|09 Jun 1980||Rocket 150 Rainhill || Bold-Colliery-Bridgnorth || D/H + LMS coach || ||56-9|-|19 Feb 1983||Welsh Marches Pullman || Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford || D/H with 43106 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/830219wm.htm SBJ] ||68-30|-|26 Feb 1983||Welsh Marches Pullman || Hereford - Newport - Hereford || D/H with 43106 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/830226_1.htm SBJ] ||67-31|-|16 May 1993||The LlanDod Local || Shrewsbury?-Knighton-Llangynllo-?Carmarthen? || || ||107-9|-|30 May 1993||Pembroke Coast Limited || Carmarthen - Tenby, Carmarthen - Swansea || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/930530fs.htm SBJ] ||107-45|-|31 May 1993||Pembroke Coast Limited || Carmarthen - Milford Haven - Carmarthen - Swansea* || *D/H with 44767 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/930531fs.htm SBJ] |||-|06 Jun 1993|| || Carmarthen-Shrewsbury || D/H with 44767 || ||108-51|-|30 Aug 1993||Jolly Fisherman || Nottingham - Skegness - Nottingham || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/930830_1.htm SBJ] |||-|03 Oct 1993||Cambrian Coast Limited || Crewe - Aberystwyth - Crewe || D/H with 80080 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/931003fs.htm SBJ] |||-|23 Oct 1993|| || Pantyffynnon - Shrewsbury || D/H with 80080 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/931023fs.htm SBJ] |||-|01 May 1994||Semper Fidelis || Bristol Temple Meads (or Barnstaple)? - Exeter St Davids || Top/Tail with 80080 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/940501fs.htm SBJ] |||-|02 May 1994|| || Exeter St Davids - Barnstaple - Exeter St Davids - Paddington || D/H with 80080 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/940502_2.htm SBJ] |||-|07 May 1994||Folkestone Harbour Shuttles || Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone East (multiple) || Top/Tail with 80080 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/940507fh.htm SBJ] ||111-40|-|29 May 1994||Steam on the Met || Amersham - Harrow-on-the-Hill shuttles || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || ||111-41|-|19 Nov 1994||Capital Envoy || Worcester Shrub Hill - London Paddington || D/H with 46521, prior to working Santa specials in the London area || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/941119fs.htm SBJ] ||113-9|-|01 Jan 1995|| || Didcot-Worcester || D/H with 46521 || |||-|20 May 1995||Steam on the Met || Amersham - Harrow-on-the-Hill shuttles || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || ||115-51|-|28 May 1995||Steam on the Met || Amersham - Harrow-on-the-Hill shuttles || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || ||115-51|-|29 May 1995||Steam on the Met || Amersham - Harrow-on-the-Hill shuttles || London Underground 'Steam on the Met' (2 weekends) || ||115-51|-|24 Sep 1995|| || Snow Hill - Stourbrige Junction Shuttles x4 || Snow Hill Line reopening specials || ||116-17|-|21 Dec 1996||Bletchley to Bedford 150 || Bletchley-Bedford (4 round trips) || || ||122-11|-|10 May 1997||Private Charter || Snow Hill-Didcot +return || || ||123-13|-|05 Oct 1997|| || Shrewsbury-Tywyn-Shrewsbury || || ||125-9|-|29 Mar 1998||Cambrian Coast Express || Shrewsbury-Tywyn-Shrewsbury || Did this run? || UKS |||-|29 Apr 1998|| || Worcester-Hereford-Shrewsbury-Crewe || Did this run? || UKS |||-|02 May 1998||Conwy Climber || Crewe-Blaenau-Crewe || Ran to Bettwys-y-Coed only (stalled near Roman Bridge) || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/980502pr.htm SBJ] ||127-62|-|03 May 1998||Conwy Climber || Crewe-Blaenau-Crewe || First standard gauge steam loco to Blaenau in 30 years || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/90s/980503pr.htm SBJ] ||127-62|-|04 May 1998||Malvern Tank || Crewe-Hereford-Worcester || Failed at Shrewsbury || UKS |||-|10 Oct 1998||Ynys Mon Express || Crewe-Holyhead + return || || UKS |||-|11 Oct 1998||Conwy Climber || Chester-Llandudno Jct-Blaenau + return x2 || || UKS |||-|20 Mar 1999|| || Bristol-Tytherington/Westerleigh Shuttles || Ran as scheduled || UKS |||-|21 Mar 1999||Avonmouth Shuttles || Bristil-Avonmouth x3 || Ran as scheduled || UKS |||-|02 Apr 1999||Dawlish Donkey || Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3 || || ||130-32|-|03 Apr 1999||Dawlish Donkey || Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3 || || ||136-60|-|03 Apr 1999||Dartmoor Pony || Exeter-Meldon Quarry +return || || |||-|04 Apr 1999||Dawlish Donkey || Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3 || || |||-|04 Apr 1999||Globe & Laurel || Exeter-Exmouth + return || || |||-|05 Apr 1999||Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3 || Exeter-Newton Abbot-Exeter x3 || || |||-|05 Apr 1999||Heathfield Mule || Exeter-Heathfield + return || || |||-|01 May 1999||London Standard || Leicester-Corby -Bletchley-Stratford || With 80098 || |||-|02 May 1999||LTSR Steam Shuttles || Fenchurch St-Shoeburyness + return || With 80098 || ||130-60|-|03 May 1999||LTSR Steam Shuttles || Fenchurch St-Shoeburyness + return || With 80098, ran as scheduled || ||130-62|-|22 May 1999||Inter-City Tanks || Finsbury Park-Kemble -Stourbridge Jct-Tyseley || With 80098 || |||-|16 Oct 1999||Three Spires Local || Birmingham Int-Aston-Lichfield-Derby -Leicester-Crewe || With 80098 || |||-|17 Oct 1999||Slate Miner || Crewe-Blaenau-Crewe || With 80098 || ||131-74|-|11 Dec 1999||Midlander || Bromsgrove-Blackwell || Banking 45110 over the Lickey Bank || |||-|} 80079 was last in service in 2002. {{As of|2016}}, it is currently on display in [[The Engine House]]. It is owned by The [[Passenger Tank Fund]].
==See also==
