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==46443 in preservation==
46443 was purchased from BR by Richard Willcox immediately after withdrawal. BR agreed to the locomotive moving to the SVR in steam, with a final week being spent on shed pilot duties to assess the steaming capabilities. The move from Newton Heath to Bridgnorth via Crewe, Stafford, Bescot, Dudley, Stourbridge and Kidderminster took place on 22nd 22 April, with 46443 becoming the second engine to arrive on the Severn Valley Railway.<ref>SVR News 18</ref><ref>A G Cleaver, "The Early Days Of The 'Severn Valley'", ''SVR News'' 190 (2015) p19.</ref>
46443 saw use on the SVR in the early gala events before the official opening of the SVR. On 27 September 1969, 46443 and [[3205]] together with a number of other items of SVR rolling stock were piloted by a BR Class 47 from Bewdley to Tyseley to take part in an open day there. The route taken was via Stourport, Worcester, Honeybourne, Long Marston and Stratford-upon-Avon.<ref>SVR News 14</ref> 46443 and 3205 had both originally arrived on the SVR facing south, but 46443 returned from the open day facing north, becoming the only locomotive to be turned to face in a different direction before the SVR opened in May 1970.<ref>SVR News 115, “North and South before the Turntable”, Quentin Haigh</ref>. 46443 was one of the locomotives used on the opening weekend in May 1970. [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] bought the locomotive in 1972. She was taken out of service in early 1973 after the right trailing axle box caught fire. Repairs lasted until the following year, with the locomotive re-entering revenue earning service on 19 May 1974.<ref>SVR News 34</ref>. She continued in use until being withdrawn at the end of 1979 due to the poor condition of the flue tubes. She had covered more than 29,000 miles on around 600 steaming days, more than any other SVR locomotive in the same period.
In late 1983 SVR(H) announced that the locomotive had been sold as part of the deal that brought [[LMS Stanier Jubilee 45690 Leander|45690 Leander]] to the SVR, and that the locomotive would move to Loughborough after repairs to the boiler had been carried out.<ref>SVR News 70</ref> However the move did not take place, and a fund was launched to 'buy back' the locomotive,<ref>SVR News 71-72</ref> during which time it gained the nickname 'The Peoples Engine'. A part of the successful fund-raising entailed the sale of T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase "46443 The Peoples Engine". Part of the proceeds of the summer 1984 [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] were alo earmarked to help the fund (the rest being used to fund better washing facilities for working volunteers).<ref>SVR News 73, 74</ref> It is now owned by the [[SVR 46443 Fund]], having been re-acquired in Autumn 1984.<ref>SVR News 73</ref>. Following completion of the boiler repairs, the locomotive re-entered service in October 1974.<ref>SVR News 75</ref>
Following a full re-tube and other repairs, 46443 returned to service in summer 1993. On 16 August 2004, the locomotive was involved in a collision with a van on [[Fishermen's Crossing]].<ref>SVR News 148</ref> The SVR was later cleared of any blame for the accident.<ref>SVR News 149</ref> 46443 was prematurely withdrawn from service after the 1998 Autumn Steam Gala weekend, once again suffering from issues with boiler tubes.<ref>SVR News 128</ref>
46443 returned to service once more in time for the 2001 [[Christmas services|Santa Special services]].<ref>SVR News 139</ref> She served a full 'ten year ticket' but shortly after gaining an extension, suffered a steam leak due to a corroded superheater header and was finally withdrawn in October 2011 having covered 145,997 miles in preservation.<ref>SVR News 176</ref>
The locomotive is now on display in [[The Engine House]] awaiting its next overhaul. 46443 features on the pub sign of [[Bridgnorth#The Railwayman's Arms | The Railwayman's Arms]] at Bridgnorth.
===46443 in film and television===
46443 has appeared in a a number of [[List of film and TV productions filmed on the Severn Valley Railway|film and TV productions filmed on the SVR]] including [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] (1976), [[The Thirty Nine Steps]] (1978), [[Hanover Street]] and [[A Man Called Intrepid]] (1979).
==See also==
