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LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106

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==43106 in preservation==
<div id="MainLine"></div>43106 was one of the SVR’s early locomotives, arriving ‘light engine’ direct from Lostock Hall in August 1968. It worked services on the official opening day in May 1970, and in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1975 | 1975]] took part in the Rail 150 celebrations at Shildon, travelling there in steam behind [[LMS Stanier 8F 48773 | 8233]]. 43106 also hauled several attended the 1980 Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill, and a number of other solo and double-headed appearances during the early 1980s followed. {| class="wikitable"!Date!!Tour name !! Route !! Notes !! Web !!SVR News|-|11 Aug 1975||Rail 150 Shildon || Kidderminster-Shildon || With 48773 || ||37-24|-|01 Sep 1975||Rail 150 Shildon || Shildon-Kidderminster || With LMR 600 || ||37-24|-|19 May 1980||Rocket 150 Rainhill || Bridgnorth-Bold Colliery || L/S, with 3205 and D1062 || ||56-9|-|09 Jun 1980||Rocket 150 Rainhill || Bold-Colliery-Bridgnorth || D/H + LMS coach || ||56-9|-|27 Sep 1980|| || Tyseley - Dorridge - Didcot + return || || ||57-9|-|11 Oct 1980||Welsh Dragon || Shrewsbury - Hereford - Newport - Hereford || D/H with 45000 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/801011sp.htm SBJ] ||58-16|-|11 Apr 1981||Flying Pig || Didcot - Knowle - Didcot || || ||65-16|-|05 May 1982||Welsh Marches Express || Hereford - Chester || || ||66-9|-|05 Jun 1982|| || Shrewsbury-Newport || D/H with 7812 Erlestoke Manor || |||-|19 Feb 1983||Welsh Marches Pullman || Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford || D/H with 80079 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/830219wm.htm SBJ] ||68-30|-|26 Feb 1983||Welsh Marches Pullman || Hereford - Newport - Hereford || D/H with 80079 || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/830226_1.htm SBJ] ||67-31|-|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-earning services on the main line | The Severn Valley Railway on the main line railtours]] during the 1980s.</small>|-|}
Her recent overhaul was completed in 2009. A more recent intermediate overhaul saw work carried out on the boiler which allowed a new 10 year certificate to be issued along with a completely new loco dragbox.
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