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GWR 80972 Inspection Saloon

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==80972 in service==
80972 was allocated to Shrewsbury, where it spent most of its working life as the District Civil Engineers mobile offices,<ref name=SVR155>SVR News 155 'New Arrivals' ([[Hugh McQuade]])</ref> also referred to as the Area Manager's saloon. It made regular trips on the Severn Valley branch and the Cambrian line, where it was used for inspection duties such as signal-sighting trips by the Salop S&T Department. Traction was normally provided by an Ivatt 2-6-0 'Mickey Mouse' or a GW Mogul,<ref name=SVR154>Letter in SVR News 154</ref>, although on one occasion it was photographed at Longville on the Much Wenlock branch behind future SVR resident [[5764]].<ref name=SVR155/> When not in use, it was housed in its own shed at Burnt Mill Siding, just on the Severn Valley branch beyond [[List of signal boxes#List of historical Signal Boxes and Ground Frames|Burnt Mill Junction]].<ref name=SVR154/>
==80972 in preservation==
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