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|events2 = Left the SVRfor Hereford|years3 = 1993|events3 = Moved to the South Devon Railway

[[File: Kitson_5474_20100621.jpg |thumb|200px|right| Kitson 5474 in June 2010]]'''Kitson & Co 0-6-0ST 'Carnarvon'''', Works No. 5474 'Carnarvon' of 1934 was briefly resident on the SVR between . It arrived in 1969 and was used on engineers' trains, but left in 1970following a dispute between the SVR and the owning group.

=='Carnarvon' in service==The locomotive was built by Kitson & Co of Leeds in 1934 for Stewarts and Lloyds. This The locomotive was built to a Manning Wardle design which Kitson acquired when Manning Wardle closed in 1926: the design dates from around 1917 when Manning Wardle built six locomotives for Stewarts and Lloyds to work at the quarry at Corby.<ref>[https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/kitson-works-no-5474-47-carnarvon-0-6-0st/ Preserved British Steam Locomotives]</ref> The locomotive has 4ft 0in diameter wheels and two 16in inside cylinders.

==47 in service==At Stewarts and Lloyds numbered her , the locomotive became No. 47. A number of their locomotives carried the (anglicised) names of Welsh towns in tribute to the Welsh wife of the owner of the company, with No. 47 receiving the name 'Carnarvon' (without the "e"). 47's working life was spent at Corby, hauling iron ore from local quarries to the iron works.

Following withdrawal in In 1969 she was purchased in working order by , Stewarts and Lloyds acquired 23 Paxman Type-1 diesels from Hull Dairycoats shed.<ref group="note">The replacement locomotives were the Worcester Locomotive Society and moved to BR Class 14, represented on the SVRby [[BR Class 14 D9551|D9551]], where she spent which moved from BR to the winter of 1969-70 on engineers’ trainsNCB. In 1970, </ref> This enabled the Worcester Locomotive Society moved company to eliminate steam almost overnight from their extensive railway system. Many of the steam locomotives including 'Carnarvon' were still in good condition and rather than sending them for scrap, Stewarts and [[GWR Pannier 5786]] Lloyds agreed to offer them first to preservation societies through the Bulmers Railway Centre at HerefordARPS.

During The [[Worcester Locomotive Society]]'s primary goal was the oil crisis in 1973, acquisition of [[GWR Pannier 5786]]. However four Kitson-built inside cylinder 0-6-0 saddle tanks including 'Carnarvon' was reportedly used were offered for as little as £330 each and were thought to shunt wagons of cider apples for Bulmers (be 'well worthwhile', being a producer of cider), in place of the usual diesel shunters relatively uncommon type.<refgroup="note">Comments on [https://wwwThe contemporary report in SVR News referred to four of these locomotives. No. 44 'Conway' and No.flickr45 'Colwyn' are preserved at the Middleton Railway and the Northampton & Lamport Railway respectively.com/photos/60790501@N04/5696777089 Flickr photo] The fate of Carnarvon at Herefordthe fourth example is not recorded.</ref>The low price meant that one could be bought without jeopardising the Society's 'Pannier Tank Fund'. When After a thorough examination, No 47 was purchased by the Centre closed, she found a new home Society on 1 August 1969 in 1993 at the South Devon Railwayexcellent working order with plenty of spare parts. <ref>SVR News 14</ref>

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</gallery> After acquisition, both locomotives were moved to the SVR where No 47 spent the winter of 1969-70 on engineers' trains. It also [[Christmas services#Early_years|carried Santa in 1969]].<ref>[http://www.southdevonrailwayassociation.org/Caernarfon.html South Devon Railway website]</ref> The SVR was still preparing to open to the public at that time; all engineers trains were steam-hauled as the first diesel locomotives had yet to arrive. However in summer 1970, the SVR's solicitor [[Richard Dunn]] announced that the SVR and the Society had failed to agree the terms on which the two locomotives would remain on the SVR. The dispute centred around the requirement that only paid up members of the Severn Valley Railway Company could work on or operate locomotives on the railway as required by the SVR's insurers and the Inspecting Officer of Railways.<ref>SVR News 17</ref>  The Society initially moved their locomotives to the Bulmer's Railway Centre at Hereford. During the oil crisis in 1973, 'Carnarvon' was reportedly used to shunt wagons of cider apples for Bulmer's (a producer of cider), in place of the usual diesel shunters<ref>Comments on [https://www.flickr.com/photos/60790501@N04/5696777089 Flickr photo] of Carnarvon at Hereford</ref>.  <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">File:Kitson 5474 Carnarvon Bulmers.jpg|Carnarvon at the Bulmers Bulmer's Heritage Centre in Hereford, 1970</gallery> When the Bulmer's Centre eventually closed, No 47 found a new home in 1993 at the South Devon Railway. There it was initially used to give footplate and brake van rides until that practice was ended as the locomotive was not vacuum fitted. After that time, it was used on Members Only days and occasional goods trains.<ref>South Devon Railway</ref> The photograph below shows 'Carnarvon' on static display at Totnes in 2010. <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left">Kitson_5474_20100621.jpg | Kitson 5474 in June 2010

*[[Former Residents]] ==Notes==<references group="note"/>

*[https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/kitson-works-no-5474-47-carnarvon-0-6-0st/ Preserved British Steam Locomotives]<br>*[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Stewarts_and_Lloyds Stewarts and Lloyds, Grace's Guide to British Industrial History]<br>*[http://www.southdevonrailwayassociation.org/Caernarfon.html South Devon Railway]