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→40106 in preservation: temporarily to ELR 21.7.20
D306 [[Diesel Locomotives visiting the SVR for galas#2010-Present|visited the SVR for diesel galas in 2011 and 2014]]. In November 2015 the locomotive was purchased by the Class 40 Preservation Society, based at the East Lancashire Railway in Bury.<ref name=cfps/> In 2018 the SVR signed a contract with the Society to hire one of their Class 40s, initially for a 12 month period. Being fitted with vacuum brakes and steam heating equipment, it would be capable of working passenger services during the winter period,<ref>SVR News 203 p. 48.</ref> and could also cover for [[BR Class 37 37688 Great Rocks]] which was not then able to operate vacuum braked coaches. 40106 arrived on the SVR on 2 August as a temporary replacement for the nominated locomotive 40135. In the event, difficulties with completing work on 40135 led to 40106 remaining on hire.
40106 is being maintained at the SVR by SVR-based CFPS members with a knowledge of the Class. It temporarily returned to the ELR on 21 July 2020 and is expected to return to the SVR in September 2020.
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