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The 75069 Fund owns [[BR Riddles 4MT 75069 | BR Standard 4MT No 75069]]. It was also responsible for bringing [[BR 25771 Corridor BR 25771 Corridor Second]] onto the SVR.
Railway Herald magazine reported on 7 November 2011 that the Fund is one of three similar funds operating on the SVR. An initial group of 18 members formed The [[Ivatt Class 4 Group]] to purchase [[LMS Ivatt Class 4 43106]], a larger group formed The [[Passenger Tank Fund]] to purchase [[BR Riddles 4MT 80079]], before a still larger group formed The 75069 Fund. It reported a special meeting of The [[Passenger Tank Fund]] had been arranged for 30 October 2011 to discuss and vote on a proposed sale of the locomotive to Mr Jeremy Hosking with a view to the sale proceeds being applied to The 75069 Fund.<ref>Railway Herald Magazine Issue 290, 7 November (2011), p. 16.</ref> No such sale took place.
