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5164 is now awaiting its next overhaul.
The locomotive is was formerly owned by the [[The 5164 Preservation Group]]. In July 2020 [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]] announced it was in discussion with The 5164 Preservation Group and the SVR regarding the proposed transfer of 5164 to the EMF.<ref>[https://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/announcement-gwr-5164/ EMF announcement] (retrieved 29 July 2020)</ref> In June 2021 all parties agreed the the formal transfer agreement.<ref>SVR News 215, Autumn 2021, p. 37</ref> {{As The transfer of|ownership for a nominal sum was completed in November 2021|08}} the transfer is progressing.<ref>EMF Newsletter no 78, November 2021</ref>
The locomotive is under cover on display at Barrow Hill Roundhouse, where it moved in March 2014<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=964 SVR-Online forum thread 'GWR 2-6-2T 5164'] (Retrieved 14 February 2017)</ref><ref>[http://www.barrowhill.org/collections.html Barrow Hill Roundhouse] (Retrieved 26 January 2020)</ref>.
