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==46443 in preservation==
46443 was purchased from BR by a private owner in 1967, and was the second engine to arrive on the Severn Valley Railway that year. The SVR bought the locomotive in 1972, but announced in 1983 that the locomotive had been sold as part of the deal that brought 45690 Leander to the SVR, and later transfered ownership would be leaving the following year. A fund was launched to 'buy back' the locomotive, during which time it gained the nickname 'The Peoples Engine', and 46443 never left the SVR. It is now owned by The [[SVR 46443 Fund]].
A regular at the SVR ever since, 46443 had covered 145,997 miles in preservation when withdrawn from service in October 2011. It is now on display in [[The Engine House]] awaiting its next overhaul.
