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4930 was bought by [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] in June 1972 and was moved from Barry to Bewdley on 6th January 1973. It entered service 6 years later in 1979 following restoration. A portion of that restoration was lead by the late Ray Tranter.
In September 1979 it double headed with fellow SVR locomotive LMS 5000 from Hereford to Chester and return with the [[Severn Valley Railway Association | SVRA ]] “The Inter-City” charter.
4930 hauled the official reopening train for Kidderminster Town Station on 30th July 1984. It made a number of other [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | mainline appearances]], notably a storming double-headed run with 7819 Hinton Manor over the South Devon banks during the GWR 150 celebrations in 1985.
