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==History==
A group of enthusiasts including Frank Cronin and Bernard Crick formed the Manchester Rail Travel Society (MRTS) in 1966 with the intention of acquiring a 'Jinty', the LMS standard shunting tank locomotive. To raise funds, the MRTS promoted a number of 'end of steam' rail tours, and also co-promoted four rail tours in conjunction with the emergent [[Severn Valley Railway Society]].<ref name = "SB9"> SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> Two of the joint rail tours in 1968 were partly hauled by [[LMS Stanier 8F 48773]], then still a BR-owned locomotive.<ref>SVR News 11</ref> One tour also featured future SVR 'Black Five' [[LMS Stanier Class 5 45110 | 45110]].
As a result of this relationship, 47383 became the 5th locomotive to join the SVR, arriving by road from Blackwell A Winning Colliery in May 1968 some two years before the official opening.<ref name = "SB9"/>
On 26 November 2016 the surviving MRTS headboard was used on Frank Cronin's final driving turn before his retirement from the footplate<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/frank-cronin-50 'Frank Cronin '50 years' ', SVRLive, 26 November 2016] (retrieved 19 September 2021)</ref>.
==List of rail tours organised by the MRTS==
