A notable occurrence was the rescue of an HST on 26 October 2002 at Daunsey. The HST had slipped to a stand and Champion took the train to Swindon.
The engine issue in In 2016 was the locomotive suffered an issue with the B engine during The Canterbury Champion rail tour.<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/loco-d1015-railtour-archive-2013.php#tour060|The Canterbury Champion railtour]</ref> An overhauled MD655 engine was installed in early 2021.<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/loco-d1015.php DTG] (retrieved 20 September 2021)</ref> Western Champion returned to the mainline in on for a test run on 17 September 2021 but unfortunately suffered another a seized engine issue<ref>[http://www.westernchampion.co.uk/index.php DTG] (retrieved 20 September 2021)</ref>.
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