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42968 was originally numbered 13268, and entered traffic on 24th 24 January 1934, allocated to Willesden shed. She was renumbered as 2968 in September 1935, and over her lifetime was allocated to a wide variety of sheds on the LMS Western Division, mostly in the North-West but including spells at Aston, Bescot and Nuneaton. Her final shed before withdrawal in 1966 was Springs Branch. By 1960, she had covered over 700,000 miles.

Following withdrawal 42968 was purchased for scrap by [[Barry Scrapyard | Woodham Bros]]. By 1969 all other members of the class had been cut up, and the [[Stanier Mogul Fund]] was formed to preserve her as an important example of an early Stanier locomotive. Fund raising was helped by a [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|raffle organised by the SVRA North West Branch]] in 1973.<ref>SVR News 29, 30</ref> After four years the Fund had raised Woodham Bros's asking price, and the loco was hauled to the SVR by rail in , arriving 14 December 1973. Restoration began the following year.

The loco moved under her own steam for the first time in preservation on 12 November 1990, completing two light engine round trips between Bridgnorth and Highley. After further light engine trips on the following Thursday, two ECS return trips to Kidderminster were scheduled for Monday 19 November. The first of these was terminated at Highley due to a bomb scare at the BSC Foley Park factory, but the afternoon trip was completed without incident.<ref>SVR News 98</ref> The locomotive officially entered SVR service on 13 April 1991 in LMS livery numbered 2968. Unfortunately, she had to be withdrawn from traffic in December 1993 due to a loose tyre. The autumn 1993 "Tyre a Mogul in 1994" [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|raffle organised by the SVR Macclesfield Branch]] and drawn in January 1994 raised over £4,000 net to assist. Following tyre replacement she re-entered service in December 1994.

A boiler inspection in February 1998 found that firebox crown stays were wasted below Railtrack requirements for main line working, curtailing further railtours. However the locomotive continued in SVR service and was invited by London Underground to take part in that year’s ‘Steam on the Met’. Later that year, the locomotive was withdrawn for a full overhaul, which was completed in 2003, and she re-entered service in BR livery. She remained in service until the expiry of her boiler certificate in 2013; her current overhaul began in early 2014. {{As of|20182021}} work is progressing on the boiler, frames and other components at [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]]. The locomotive was re-wheeled on 29 October 2019.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/blnov19 Branch Lines, November 2019]</ref> The Stanier Mogul Fund intends for her to re-enter service carrying her original number, 13268.<ref>SVR News 189 (Spring 2015), p57.</ref>