THE Avon Valley Railway's restoration of ex-Fry's Chocolate Sentinel 4wVBT No. 7492 reached a significant milestone on September 14 when it moved under its own power, albeit courtesy of an air compressor. It was the first time the 1928-built loco had moved under its own power in more than 60 years, having been taken out of service at Fry's Somerdale chocolate factory in Keynsham, Bristol, in 1956. It was a momentous moment for the Avon Valley team and the loco's saviour Eric Miles, who brought No. 7492 to Bitton for restoration in 2010. The locomotive is now in the care of the Avon Valley railway Heritage Trust, and has been the subject of an ongoing restoration the railway is aiming to have finished next year.
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机译：9月14日，雅芳谷铁路公司（Avon Valley Railway）恢复了前弗雷德的《巧克力哨兵》第4wVBT号7492，这是一个重要的里程碑，尽管它由空气压缩机提供了动力，但仍依靠自己的力量移动。这是1928年建造的机车在60多年来第一次依靠自己的力量移动，并于1956年在布里斯托尔Keynsham的弗莱的萨默代尔巧克力工厂停产，这对雅芳谷来说是重要的时刻团队和机车的救世主埃里克·迈尔斯（Eric Miles）在2010年将7492号运到比顿进行了修复。机车现在由雅芳谷铁路遗产基金会（Avon Valley Railway Heritage Trust）负责，并且一直是该铁路旨在进行的修复工作的主题明年完成。
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