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LMS Stanier 8F 48773

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Not camera shy, 48773 took part in filming for [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] (1975), [[Survivors]] (1997) and [[Rosie and Jim]] (1991).
On 27 September 1986 a service took place at Highley in which 48773 was dedicated as a memorial to British military railway personnel who lost their lives on active service during the Second World War. The event was marked by a flypast of an Air Atlantique Douglas DC3 and the last working de Havilland Mosquito. The locomotive carries a plaque commemorating the dedication service.
 
In Summer 1992 48773 was [[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events|hired out]] for a period to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, and the following year to the West Somerset Railway.
 
On 25 November 2000 it was involved in a [[Accidents#Northwood_Crossing_collision|collision]] with a vehicle on [[Level crossing at Hill Farm, Northwood Lane | Northwood Crossing]], fortunately with no fatalities involved.
{{As of | 2018}} It is owned by the [[Stanier 8F Locomotive Society]]. 48773 is was last in traffic on display 13 January 2008 and, following cosmetic restoration, the following September it moved to be displayed in [[The Engine House]] where it remains awaiting eventual overhaul. It In 2018 the Society's archivist reported: :''That engine's last ticked [sic] started before the SVR installed the reverse osmosis water treatment, as a result both boiler and firebox need major work. All tyres are down to scrapping size. The right hand cylinder is broken, and although the welded repair has so far held up, a new cylinder is highly desirable. The tender tank is badly corroded and a replacement tank is owned needed, all these above all the normal work needed for an overhaul.''<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/back-of-the-shed.1136536/page-4 National Preservation, 20 April 2018]</ref>  ==Railway Royal Engineers' memorial==As a locomotive with a unique military history, it was suggested that 48773 should be dedicated as a Memorial to those military railwaymen of the Corps of Royal Engineers (Transportation) who lost their lives in World War II. In 1986 a Service of Dedication was held at [[Highley]] led by the Dean of Hereford, and conducted with full Military Honours. In 2002 the Society compiled a Roll of Honour and Books of Remembrance commemorating 354 known casualties. The dedication was made by the Chief Royal Engineer, Lieutenant-General Sir Scott Grant KCB, at a Service held at [[Kidderminster]]. Since 2008 these have been on display the [[Engine House]]. The names of a further 54 WWII casualties have been identified and an additional Roll of Honour was been produced by the [[Stanier 8F Locomotive Society]].This was unveiled by Brigadier Mike Stephens at a ceremony at the Engine House in 2011, 25 years after the locomotive’s dedication, together with a Roll of Honour commemorating the six Railway Sappers killed in an accident on the Longmoor Military Railway in 1956. Over 200 ex-servicemen, family members and visitors were present. Visitors can see the Rolls of Honour and information panels describing the history of the Railway Royal Engineers alongside the locomotive.<ref>[https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/84398 War Memorials online] (Retrieved 22 April 2018)</ref>
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