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In July 2007 the The locomotive was lent to the SVR to assist with rebuilding following the [[2007 Storm Damage | storm damage]], arriving 29 July 2007.<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>
Following a period of maintenance at Washwood Heath in 2015In 2017 the locomotive toured several heritage railways. In June 2017 the locomotive was described as "operational, D8188 returned although no longer used by the SVR " and in February 2016September 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>
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|years2 = 2016
|events2 = Refurbished at Washwood Heath
|years3 = 2017
|events3 = Left the SVR
|length = 46ft 9¼"
|weight = 73t
Some of the early history of the locomotive in preservation can be seen in photographs on the Preserved Diesels website. 20188 was fitted with mock armour for an appearance as a Russian locomotive in the 1995 Bond film GoldenEye, filmed on the Nene Valley Railway [http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk/2006a/20188_2.htm (Link)]. In August 1995 the locomotive was owned by Waterman Railways and photographed at Crewe [http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk/2004/20188_10.htm (Link)].
The locomotive's present owner, the [[Somerset & Dorset Loco Company | Somerset & Dorset Locomotive Company]], was incorporated in 2000. Photographs after this date show the locomotive at the Mid-Hants Railway (2001-2002) and the Swanage Railway (2003-2007).
==Gallery==<gallery>D8188_20110429.jpg|D8188 at Highley, April 2011</gallery> == See Also also ==[[Diesel Former Residents]]<br>[[SVR-based diesel locomotives visiting other events]]<br>[[Locomotivesused on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service|Classes of locomotives used on the Severn Valley Branch in commercial service]]
== References ==
[http://www.preserved-diesels.co.uk/engines/20188_index.htm 20188 on Preserved Diesels website]<br>
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_20 BR Class 20 on Wikipedia]
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