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==Preservation==
The locomotive was exported to Canada in 1965, but acquired in January 2011 by the Beamish Living Museum of the North<ref>[http://www.beamish.org.uk/beamish-buys-dunrobin/ Beamish announcement]</ref> and repatriated to the UK. On arrival, Dunrobin was brought to Bridgnorth to be dismantled and the feasibility of restoration to working order assessed. Contracts were subsequently let to [[Severn Valley Railway Engineering Services]] for boiler and mechanical overhaul at [[BridgnorthLoco Works]].
==Current status==
Progress on the overhaul has seen the driving wheels sent away for refurbishment, work on the locomotive's rear bogie truck completed, and work on the chassis. {{As of|2017|12}} the boiler is due to be assembled during 2018, but progress otherwise has been beset with problems to be resolved with the owner. A test steaming may be possible in 2018.<ref>SVR News No. 199 and 200, Autumn and Winter 2017</ref> [http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/category/dunrobin/ Beamish Transport Online blog] has regular updates on progress of the work which has necessitated many new parts including cylinder block, smokebox and boiler barrel sections.
