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Following withdrawal, RPC offered the locomotive to the Warwickshire Railway Society. A number of their members formed a separate group, the [[Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation Group|Warwickshire Industrial Loco Preservation Group]] (WILPG)<ref>SVR News 13</ref> and raised the necessary funds through an issue of 30 shares at £10 each to pay the purchase cost of £150 for the locomotive and a further £150 for transport (£55) and spares.<ref>[https://davidncooke686.jimdofree.com/6-wilpg-mw2047-he686/ 'WILPG' page, David Cooke's website]</ref><ref group="note">David Cooke states that the WILPG began with 30 Members. SVR News 13 suggested there were 25 members involved; it is not clear if this was an error in SVR News or whether some members purchased more than one share.</ref> After an inspection was carried out in July 1967, 2047 was purchased and arrived on the Severn Valley Railway on [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1965-1969#1967 |22 October 1967]].<ref name=Shaw51>[[Bibliography#Books | Shaw (1998)]] p. 51.</ref>