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The locomotive arrived from [[Barry Scrapyard]] on 13 August 1975 in convoy with [[GWR 2857 Heavy Goods Loco|GWR 2857]].<ref>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> In Autumn of that year a [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries| raffle organised by the SVRA Stourbridge Branch]] helped raise funds for the purchase of locomotive,<ref>SVR News 39</ref> while in 1982 another [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] was held to raise funds for work on the boiler and tender.<ref>SVR News 63</ref> A further [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|raffle organised by the SVRA Stourbridge Branch]] was held in spring 1988.<ref>SVR News 89, 90</ref>
Although the owning group [[Great Western (SVR) Assoc. |The Great Western (SVR) Association]] customarily refer to the locomotive by its earlier number 9303, the locomotive first entered SVR service in summer 1992 as no 7325.
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7325 last saw service in August 2000 and was on display in [[The Engine House]] from its opening until March 2019, when the locomotive moved to storage in the [[Kidderminster Carriage Shed]]. At the Engine Shed the 'footplate' was accessible to allow visitors to climb aboard and learn how to operate a steam locomotive, and for weddings and civil ceremonies. The AssociationIn 2019, for the Association’s 50th year, it launched a fund to return the Mogul to the Collett GWR condition as 9303. A new chimney, smokebox, boiler refurbishment and ‘bottom end’ are required to get the locomotive into running order. A number of supporters have already formed the '''Collett Mogul Supporters Group's web site stated “''The plan is to replace help with the missing weight at the next overhaul so that it can once again run as 9303, .<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a true Great Western engine.org.uk/pdfs/9303AppealLeaflet.pdf 9303 Appeal leaflet] (Retrieved 3 May 2019)</ref> The Association''” In addition, it states s web site stated “''A possible start [on overhaul] could be made during 2019/20.''”<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/stock_list.html GW(SVR)A website] (Retrieved 10 March 2019)</ref> In September 2018 the SVR commented it would take its place before [[7819]], after work on locomotives under overhaul had progressed.<ref>Express Points September 2018</ref>
==See also==
==Links==
[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/9303.html Great Western (SVR) Assoc. 9303 page]<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_4300_Class GWR 4300 Class on Wikipedia]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627196624047687/ The Collett Mogul Supporters Group on Facebook]
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