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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 near Tewkesbury.<ref>The Barry Story, Beckett & Hardingham (2010)</ref> A move to the SVR followed on 23 April 1976, 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 first ‘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 and ran through to 1985.<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>. During this These were addressed in time it hauled for a number of return to service in Spring 1982,<ref>SVR News 63</ref> following which 7812 made several appearances on main line rail tours as follows: 

After overhaul7812 was withdrawn from service in late 1985 with a large crack in an old firebox weld.<ref>SVR News 78</ref> Following the withdrawal of sister locomotive 7802 Bradley Manor during the [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 2000-2009#2000 | 2000 boiler crisis]]<ref>SVR News 134</ref>, the decision was taken to use Erlestoke’s repaired boiler to allow Bradley Manor to make a quick return to service.<ref>SVR News 136</ref> A similar swap took place during April 1948 when boiler number 14/6406 was removed from Erlestoke and later fitted to Bradley in November 1948 following repair.<ref>[http://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/EMF_history.html EMF History]</ref>  In due course, Erlestoke returned Manor’s own overhaul was completed in time for a return to service in 2008. On 26 August 2016, the engine achieved emulated sister Bradley Manor by achieving 100,000 miles of running in preservation, which was the event being commemorated with a special headboard announcing "Still going strong -- 100,000 miles".<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/svrofficial/posts/1083453811732320 SVR Official Facebook Page], "Erlestoke Manor strikes gold", retrieved 30/08/2016</ref>.