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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.
In 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''' to help with the overhaul.<ref>[http://www.gw-svr-a.org.uk/pdfs/9303AppealLeaflet.pdf 9303 Appeal leaflet] (Retrieved 3 May 2019)</ref> The Association'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>
The locomotive was available for footplate visits and photographs outside for the first time in many years when displayed in the dock platform at [[Kidderminster]] for the duration of the 2019 1940s weekend event. The locomotive's relevance is that it had featured in the wartime-set 1998 made-for-TV film [[Goodnight Mister Tom]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/svr1940s/ Severn Valley Railway 1940s event organiser updates on Facebook, 8 May 2019]</ref>
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives]]<br>[[Goodnight Mister Tom]]
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