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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 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]].
During the 1985 GWR 150 celebrations 46443 hauled a number of Bristol-Portishead shuttles, earning it a place in the list of SVR locomotives that have worked [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | on the main line]].
A regular at the SVR ever since, 46443 had covered 145,997 miles in preservation when withdrawn from service in October 2011.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.
==See also==
[[Steam Locomotives | List of Locomotives on the SVR]]<br>[[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line]]
