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By January 2018 the boiler and firebox cladding had been completed and then dismantled. The boiler had passed an ultrasonic test on the thickness of the plates and passed a non-destructive test for cracks. Work had commenced on drilling out firebox steel stays and grinding off rivet heads holding the foundation ring before the boiler headed north.<ref>Howard A, 4150 Fund Facebook, 20 January 2018</ref><ref>[http://www.4150.org.uk/news/4150_jan18.html The 4150 Fund - Restoration update January 2018]</ref>
The boiler was moved from Bewdley to Bridgnorth on 18 June 2018. {{As of|2018|0711}} it is stabled in the yard awaiting a move into the boiler shop when the boiler of [[75069]] where work is completedunder way. <ref>Shareholder update email, 1 November 2018</ref> The rest of the locomotive will stay at Bewdley until the boiler overhaul is approaching completion, while remaining work on the bunker, cab fittings, cab floor, and valve and cylinder cladding is completed.<ref>Shareholder update email, 28 July 2018</ref>
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