===First boiler ticket===
The locomotive was first steamed in on 21 December 1968 <ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Williams (1974)]] p. 6.</ref> and initially finished in an unlined pale blue livery. Black and white lining and "Warwickshire" name plates were later applied in time for a planned naming ceremony in 1970, although this had to be re-arranged and was eventually carried out on 3 April 1971 by Mr H A Vigar, the former manager of RPC’s New Bilton Works.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books | Shaw (1998)]] p. 52-53.</ref>
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