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Membership drive to bring Severn Valley's ex-Iranian railway's 8F locomotive back to steam

THE Stanier 8F Locomotive Society, the owner of Severn Valley Railway-based 2-8-0 No. 48773, is aiming to recruit new members to take an active part in the ongoing story of a uniquely well-travelled locomotive with a glorious past in both war and peace.

It was built by the

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