45 of these locomotives, numbered 82000-82044, were built at BR’s Swindon works between 1952 and 1955. All 45 began service in lined black livery, but many of those that worked on the BR Western Region were later repainted in lined green or latterly in unlined green livery.<ref>82045 Steam Locomotive Trust web site</ref>
13 were allocated at various times to Shrewsbury and two to [[Kidderminster Shed]], with only one locomotive (82030) featuring on both lists. At least eight of the class were photographed in service on the Severn Valley Branch while allocated to Shrewsbury:<ref>BR Database</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Number !! Loco shed allocation !! Published photographs
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|82000 || Shrewsbury 1955-1959 || Bewdley 1960<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Nabarro (1971)]] p. 28.</ref>
|-
|82004 ||Shrewsbury Jun-Sep 1959 || Bridgnorth 1959<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] p. 69.</ref>
|-
|82005 ||Shrewsbury Apr-Jul 1961 || Stourport 1961<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell & Smith (2007)]] p. 7.</ref>
|-
|82007 ||Shrewsbury Dec 1955-Jun 1958 || Bewdley 1956<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Webb]] p. 20.</ref>
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|82009 ||Shrewsbury Jun-Sep 1959 ||Coalport 1959<ref>Peter Shoesmith Collection, see infobox</ref>
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|82021 ||Shrewsbury Jan-Mar 1960 || Bewdley 1960<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Smith (1968)]] p. 18.</ref>
|-
|82031 ||Shrewsbury 1955-1959 ||Bewdley 1957<ref>SVR News 146 p. 64.</ref>
|-
|82032 ||Shrewsbury Apr-Aug 1961, Dec 1961-Jul 1964 ||Kidderminster 1961<ref>SVR News 52 p. 11.</ref>
|-
|}
A further 18 of the class were to have been built, but the order for these was cancelled as part of BR’s Modernisation Plan. The closure of branch lines such as the Severn Valley and the replacement of steam by DMU services ultimately led to the withdrawal from service of those already built. None survived into preservation.
*[[Steam Locomotives | List of steam locomotives on the SVR]]
*[[The 82045 Steam Locomotive Trust]]
*[[Locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service]]
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