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==Preservation==
73129 arrived at [[Barry Scrapyard|Barry]] in February 1968. It was chosen for preservation by Derby Council as an example of a Derby-built locomotive, and was moved by rail from Barry to Derby via Kidderminster in [[Severn Valley Railway Timeline 1970-1979#1973 | January 1973]], initially in a convoy with several vehicles for the SVR. <ref>SVR News 27, ''Locomotive News'', p.29.</ref> A move to its current home, the Midland Railway Centre at Butterley, followed in 1975.<ref name=BarryStory>[[Bibliography#Other References|Beckett and Hardingham (2010)]]</ref>
Restoration began in 1994, and the locomotive was steamed for the first time in May 2005. 73129 is owned by Derby City Museums and Art Gallery and is on long term lease to the Midland Railway Trust<ref>[http://www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk/main-line-steam/class-5mt/ Midland Railway Centre Class 5MT] (retrieved 11 April 2018)</ref><ref name=BarryStory/>.
