[3] During the Suez Crisis in 1956, it was reputed to have worked secret nightly trains carrying government materials between Longmoor and Southampton Docks.

[4] By the 1960s, Gordon was the last steam locomotive still in use at the LMR and had become a popular attraction at enthusiasts' specials, including working on the Portsmouth Direct Line between Woking and Liss on 30 April 1966.

[4] When the LMR closed in October 1969, Gordon was offered a home on the Severn Valley Railway, arriving there in 1972 and operating from 29 July of that year.

[7] After being stored outside for many years, it was given a cosmetic repaint and was one of the first locomotives placed in The Engine House museum adjoining Highley station in March 2008.

On 25 July 2008, the locomotive was formally handed over by the British Army to the Severn Valley Railway, who had been looking after it in a caretaker capacity.