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→7812 Erlestoke Manor in preservation: BR loco which brought 7812 to the SVR
Both 7812 and 7802 were acquired from Barry by [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]]. 7812 was the 56th locomotive to leave Barry for preservation, departing in May 1974 initially to Parkend and then to the now-closed Ashchurch preservation site near Tewkesbury.<ref>The Barry Story, Beckett & Hardingham (2010)</ref>
A move to the SVR followed on 23 April 1976, hauled by English Electric Type 3 diesel 37183<ref>SVR News 140</ref> and accompanied by two GWR breakdown vans numbers [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | 66]] and [[GWR 162 Riding/Dormitory Van | 162]] and [[GWR/BR 92090 Fruit D Van | Fruit D 92090]]. Restoration of 7812 quickly began at Bewdley, where the locomotive was one of 5 to participate in the ‘great boiler lift’ on [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1976 | 3 May 1976]].<ref>SVR News 40</ref>
Restoration was completed in time for 7812 to enter service on the SVR in September 1979.<ref>SVR News 53</ref> Service continued during 1980, but in Spring 1981 the locomotive was failed with boiler tube issues.<ref>SVR News 59</ref>. These were addressed in time for a return to service in Spring 1982,<ref>SVR News 63</ref> following which 7812 made several appearances on main line rail tours as follows:
