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[[File:{{Infobox black steam loco|image = Ivatt 46443 Kidderminster Town SVR (2).jpg|caption = 46443 at Kidderminster|construc = BR Crewe Works|wheels = 2-6-0|rating = 2MT|status = Out of service|locono = 46443|designed = George Ivatt|locotype = '''Ivatt Class 2'''|built = 1950|years1 = 1967|events1 = Arrived on SVR|years2 = 2011|thumbevents2 = Withdrawn for overhaul|200pxlength = 53ft 1¾"|rightweight = 47t 2cwt| power = 18,510 lb|pressure = 200 lb/sq in}}46443 at Kidderminsteris an LMS Ivatt Class 2, designed by H.G. (George) Ivatt for work on secondary and branch line duties. Locomotives of this class were often referred to as a "Mickey Mouse". It is a [[Whyte notation | 2-6-0 'Mogul']], rated 2MT by BR following nationalisation. The design of the BR Standard class 2 2-6-0 closely followed the Ivatt Class 2 design. 

46443 was built at BR’s Crewe works in April 1950 and was based at Derby for 11 years. In 1961 46443 moved to Saltley, where duties were limited to infrequent rush hour journeys. A final move to Newton Heath (near Manchester) in 1966 was followed by withdrawal in March 1967.<ref> Information display board in [[The LMS Ivatt Class 2 Engine House]]</ref> ==46443 in preservation==46443 was designed purchased from BR by HRichard 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 22 April 1967, with 46443 becoming the second engine to arrive on the Severn Valley Railway.<ref>SVR News 18</ref><ref>A GCleaver, "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 (GeorgeHoldings) Ivatt for work 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 secondary and branch line duties19 May 1974.<ref>SVR News 34</ref>. Locomotives She continued in use until being withdrawn at the end of this class were often referred 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 "Mickey Mouse46443 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 1984.<ref>SVR News 75</ref> <div id="MainLine"></div>Although only a Class 2 locomotive, 46443 has fully earned a place in the list of SVR locomotives that have worked [[Whyte notation The Severn Valley Railway on the main line | 2on the main line]]. During the 1985 GWR 150 celebrations 46443 hauled a number of Bristol-6Portishead shuttles. In July 1987, 46443 was asked to punch well above her weight when sent to Wales to replace Class 4MT 75069 on the BR Cardigan Bay Express service. On arrival, the BR footplate crews expressed the opinion that they would be "creeping around with three coaches at 20 mph!'. The first on-0 time arrival at Barmouth brought forth the comment "She steams quite well, doesn't she!". An early return to Machynlleth gave rise to "She isn'Mogult a bad little engine, is she!". Within two days, "I'd take ten to Pwllheli with her anytime!". {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"!Date!!Tour name !! Route !! Notes !! Web !!SVR News|-|02 Jun 1985||GW150 Portishead Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Portishead return || || ||79-2|-|21 Jul 1985||GW150 Portishead Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Portishead return || || ||77-38|-|15 Sep 1985||GW150 Portishead Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Portishead return || Spent total of 3 weeks in Bristol || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850915gw.htm SBJ]||79-26|-|22 Sep 1985||Wapping Wharf Steam Shuttles || Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Harbour (Wapping Wharf) || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/850921sl.htm SBJ]|||-|27 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || 46443 first trip || ||85-11|-|28 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || |||-|29 Jul 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || |||-|05 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||86-42|-|10 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||86-36|-|12 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870812cb.htm SBJ] |||-|24 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||86-43|-|25 Aug 1987||Cardigan Bay Express || Machynlleth - Barmouth + return x2 || || ||86-40|-|26 Sep 1987|| || Bham Moor St - Dorridge Shuttles, rated 2MT by BR following nationalisation. The design also Bham -Stratford || Last day of the BR Standard class 2 2old Moor Street Station || ||87-34|-|colspan="6"|<small>For further information on sources and references, see [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line#SVR-based locomotives which hauled revenue-0 closely followed earning services on the main line | The Severn Valley Railway on the Ivatt Class 2 design.main line]]</small>|-|}

46443 was built at BR’s Crewe works in April 1950 and was based at Derby for 11 years. In 1951 46443 moved addition to Saltleythese main line appearances, service continued on the SVR until 1991, where duties were limited when 46443 failed with burst small tubes while on hire to infrequent rush hour journeysthe Llangollen Railway. A final move to Newton Heath (near Manchester) in 1966 was followed by withdrawal in March 1967<ref>SVR News 100/101</ref>.

==Following a full re-tube and other repairs, 46443 returned to service in preservation==46443 summer 1993. On 16 August 2004, the locomotive was purchased from BR by involved in a collision with a private owner in 1967, and was the second engine to arrive van on the Severn Valley Railway that year[[Fishermen's Crossing]]. <ref>SVR News 148</ref> The SVR bought the locomotive in 1972, but announced in 1983 that the locomotive had been sold as part was later cleared of any blame for the deal that brought 45690 Leander to the accident.<ref>SVR, and would be leaving the following year. A fund News 149</ref> 46443 was launched to 'buy back' prematurely withdrawn from service after the locomotive1998 Autumn Steam Gala weekend, during which time it gained the nickname 'The Peoples Engine', and 46443 never left the SVRonce again suffering from issues with boiler tubes. It is now owned by The [[<ref>SVR 46443 Fund]].News 128</ref>

During the 1985 GWR 150 celebrations 46443 hauled a number of Bristol-Portishead shuttles, earning it a place returned to service once more in time for the list of SVR locomotives that have worked 2001 [[The Severn Valley Railway on the main line Christmas services| on the main lineSanta 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>

A regular at the SVR ever since, 46443 had covered 145,997 miles in preservation when withdrawn from service in October 2011. It 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.

==Sources=46443 in film and television===Past editions 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 News<br>Information display board in ]] including [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] (1976), [[The Engine HouseThirty Nine Steps]] (1978), [[Hanover Street]] and [[A Man Called Intrepid]](1979).

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