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WD 193 'Shropshire' was resident on the SVR between 1971 and 1981.
The War Department Austerity 0-6-0ST was the standard World War II shunting engine, designed by the Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds and built between 1942 and 1946 to the requirements of the Ministry of Supply. A number of these engines were also built by sub-contractors, an example of which is temporary SVR resident [[WD 71516 Welsh Guardsman]]. 75 were taken into LNER stock as J94 class and on nationalisation were given a 4F classification. The design continued to be built into the 1950s for industrial users, including the National Coal Board. This locomotive was built by Hunslet in 1953 as Works Number 3793, and formed part of a further batch ordered for WD (Army) use, who allocated the number WD 193.
==WD 193 in service==
This locomotive was built by Hunslet in 1953 as Works Number 3793 and formed part of a further batch ordered for WD (Army) use, for which it was allocated the number WD 193. WD 193 was initially put into storeat Bicester in July 1953, but later by 1955 it had moved to the WD-operated Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway based at Kinnerley, where it saw intermittent use. On 20 March 1960 WD 193 worked a special last train over the S & M organised by the Stephenson Locomotive Society, before moving to the Arncott workshops at Bicester in June 1960. During the 1960s 193 was kept at the Long Marston Depot, mainly in store.<ref name=SB5>SVR Stock Book Fifth Edition</ref>
==WD 193 in preservation==
After being declared surplus to requirements by the MOD, WD 193 was bought in June 1971 for use on the SVR. Following a re-paint into a dark green livery while still at Long Marston, 193 was moved to the SVR in , arriving on 7 August of that year1971. WD 193 thereafter saw regular use, recording mileage <ref name=SB5/> The locomotive was in every year of almost good mechanical order but was initially beset by priming due to the 1970sgrease used to preserve the boiler. In the early 1970s The opportunity was taken to equip the locomotive hauled all the Santa for steam heating so that it could be used on winter services single handed.<ref>SVR News 21</ref>
With the SVR only operating between Bridgnorth and Hampton Loade, WD 193 initially saw regular service, with 5 carriages being a typical load. On the weekend of 23-24 December 1973, WD 193 hauled the SVR's first [[Christmas services|"Santa Claus" specials]]; reduced to 3 carriages and using steam heating. The first Boxing Day service also took place in that year.<ref>SVR News 29, 31, 32</ref> Following the opening to Bewdley in 1974, WD 193’s limited water capacity became a factor. It was used mainly on the Hampton Loade "shuttles" and lightly loaded mid-week trains, serving as a standby locomotive for full line services between Bridgnorth and Bewdley.<ref>SVR News 34</ref> In winter 1974-75 it was kept serviceable for works trains and for the Christmas services, which it again worked single-handed. During the winter a new point was installed at the southern end of Bridgnorth yard, on which WD 193 was promptly derailed on the first day of the 1975 season!<ref>SVR News 35</ref> In 1977 WD 193 was repainted into a crimson lake livery. The locomotive was also given the name 'Shropshire'.<ref>SVR Stock Book Seventh Edition</ref>===Mileage on the SVR===Mileages for 193 as reported in SVR News 152 “SVR Steam Locomotive Mileages 1969-1989” were as follows:{| class="wikitable"|-! <b>Year</b> !! style="text-align:right;" | <b>Mileage</b> !! Notes|-| 1967-1970 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,021 || Note 1|-| 1971 || style="text-align:right;" | 88 |||-| 1972 || style="text-align:right;" | 701 |||-| 1973 || style="text-align:right;" | 900 |||-| 1974 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,830 ||||-| 1975 || style="text-align:right;" | 1,905 |||-| 1976 || style="text-align:right;" | 960 |||-| 1977 || style="text-align:right;" | 950 |||-| 1978 || style="text-align:right;" | 770 |||-| 1979 || style="text-align:right;" | 1935 || Note 2|-| 1980 || style="text-align:right;" | 435 |||-| 1981 || style="text-align:right;" | 160 |||-| <b>Total</b> || style="text-align:right;" | 11,655 |||-|} Note 1: Also reported in SVR News 58 "Steam Locomotive Mileages for the Decade", although SVR News and Stock Books confirm that the locomotive only arrived in 1971.<br>Note 2: Originally reported in SVR News 58 as 335 miles.
===Move from the SVR===
In 1981 WD 193 was lent to the 6000 Locomotive Association who were based at the Bulmers Railway Centre at Hereford. The locomotive traveled there in steam on 30 January 1981 in convoy with [[4930|4930 Hagley Hall ]] and ‘Black 5’ LMS 5000 which were setting off on main line duties. <ref>SVR News 59</ref> The move to Hereford eventually became permanent, with the SVR Board announcing in late 1983 that WD 193 was being sold.
From 1999 WD 193 was based at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston.<ref>[https://ribblesteam.org.uk/exhibits/steam/hunslet-3793-1953-shropshire/ Ribble Steam Railway web site]</ref>
==References==
<references/>
SVR News<br>
Severn Valley Railway Stock Book, seventh edition.
==Links==
*[https://ribblesteam.org.uk/exhibits/steam/hunslet-3793-1953-shropshire/ Ribble Steam Railway page for WD 193] Retrieved 29 July 2018.*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunslet_Austerity_0-6-0ST Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST on Wikipedia]
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