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}}B 707261 began life as a Container Flat (CONFLAT A), built by BR at Ashford in 1957.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Rowland (1996)]] App. 4.</ref> It was later converted for use as a crane runner for [[GWR 446 6Tons 16cwt Hand Crane | Hand Crane GWR 446]], the crane and runner being numbered I/U 060982 and 060983 respectively.<ref>[http://www.departmentals.com/departmental/060983 Departmentals.com]</ref>
The hand crane and crane runner arrived on the SVR in December 1982 from Bristol, having been acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]].<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> Both spent some time stored in the ‘[[Stourport Triangle]]’, the junction of the Stourport Branch and the present day SVR south of Bewdley. In January 2019 it was announced that the crane was to move to [[Arley ]] for cosmetic restoration as a static display, while the crane runner will be swapped with a GWR flat wagon that will better suit the crane.<ref>SVR Wagons Facebook 13 January 2019</ref> In March 2019 the crane and runner were moved to Bewdleyand in May to Arley. The GWR 813 Preservation Fund expect the vehicle will move to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.<ref>Baxter, Nick J. P., SVR Unofficial Facebook, 5 May 2019]</ref>
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BR 707261 Crane Runner.jpg|707261 stored in the Stourport Triangle
