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The '''SVR 46443 Locomotive Fund ''' (commonly referred to as the '''SVR 46443 Fund''') was created in 1983 to purchase [[LMS Ivatt Class 2 46443]], and is the current owner of the locomotive. The locomotive had initially been purchased from BR by Richard Willcox in 1967 as one of the first two locomotives on the line, and then bought by the the [[Severn Valley Railway (Holdings) PLC | SVR(H)]] in 1972.
In 1983, SVR(H) announced that it had sold 46443 as part of the deal to bring [[LMS Stanier Jubilee 45690 Leander|45690 Leander]] to the SVR, and the locomotive was to leave the Railway. The Fund was launched to 'buy back' the locomotive, during which time it gained the nickname 'The People's Engine'. A part of the successful fund-raising entailed the sale of T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase "46443 The People's Engine". Part of the proceeds of the summer 1984 [[:Category:SVR fundraising lotteries|SVRA raffle]] were also earmarked to help the fund.<ref>SVR News 73, 74</ref> The Fund acquired the locomotive in Autumn 1984, and 46443 never left.<ref>SVR News 73</ref>.
