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GWR 7819 Hinton Manor

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Correct withdrawal date from traffic 7 January 1995
|years2 = 1977
|events2 = First steamed in preservation
|years3 = 19941995
|events3 = Withdrawn for overhaul
|length = 61ft 9¼"
7819 featured in an episode of the BBC drama series [[The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries]] broadcast in 1993.
Following a loan to the Nene Valley Railway in late 1994, 7819 was placed in storage awaiting major repairson 7 January 1995. Since then After a period in store in the open the locomotive has been was cosmetically restored and {{As of|2017|lc=y}} is currently on static display in the McArthurGlen shopping complex, Swindon.
The locomotive was owned by the Hinton Manor Fund of which [[SVR Wolverhampton Branch]] was the major shareholder. It is now owned by [[The Severn Valley Railway in preservation#Organisation | The SVR Charitable Trust]], having been formally transferred from the Hinton Manor Fund for a nominal sum in April 2004.<ref>SVR News 147 and [http://www.svr-wolverhampton.org.uk/7819/ SVR Wolverhampton Branch] (retrieved 6 January 2017)</ref>
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