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The other surviving member of the 4300 class, No. 5322, also had a brief association with the SVR in preservation. 5322 is an early Churchward example which was built in 1917 and saw service in France during World War I with the British Army's Railway Operating Division. It was withdrawn from British Railways service in April 1964 and arrived at Barry in November of that year.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Beckett & Hardingham (2010)]] p. 62.</ref>
In January 1967 SVR News referred to recent announcements in the railway press of a proposal by David Rouse to acquire 5322. At the time, the "scrapping clause" still existed which prevented dealers such as Dai Woodham from buying locos from BR other than to be cut up for scrap. The SVR News article noted that if this could be overcome, the new owners intended to bring the locomotive to Bridgnorth.<ref>SVR News 4</ref> In the event this 'national appeal' failed and 5532 5322 was instead acquired by a member of the Great Western Society, becoming in September 1969 the first GWR locomotive (and third overall) to leave Barry. After restoration at Caerphilly it was transferred to the Didcot Railway Centre in 1973 where it has been preserved since<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Beckett & Hardingham (2010)]] p. 71.</ref><ref>[https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk/article.php/72/5322-43xx-class Didcot Railway Centre]</ref>.
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