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BR Class 20 D8188

150 bytes added, 00:04, 10 September 2017
D8059/D8188 moved to Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway September 2017
|years2 = 2016
|events2 = Refurbished at Washwood Heath
|years3 = 2017
|events3 = Left the SVR
|length = 46ft 9¼"
|weight = 73t
In July 2007 the locomotive was lent to the SVR to assist with rebuilding following the [[2007 Storm Damage | storm damage]].<ref>SVR News 166</ref> The locomotive saw frequent use in the following months.<ref>SVR News 161</ref> In winter 2008/09 an agreement was reached for the locomotive to become a permanent member of the SVR fleet.<ref>SVR News 164</ref> Following a period of maintenance at Washwood Heath in 2015, D8188 returned the SVR in February 2016.<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web page]</ref>
{{As of|In 2017|06}} the locomotive is toured several heritage railways. In June 2017 the locomotive was described as "operational, although no longer used by the SVR" and in September 2017 the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway announced it had joined their fleet.<ref>[http://www.svr.co.uk/MeetTheLoco.aspx?id=90 SVR "Meet The Loco" web page]</ref>
== See Also ==
[[Diesel LocomotivesFormer Residents]]<br>
[[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events]]
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[[Category:Operational passenger hauling diesel locomotives]]
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