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Work on the contract overhaul is restarting
When Beamish bought the locomotive they could see some cracks in a small number of spokes. Once these were stripped at Bridgnorth, a great deal more cracks were revealed, to the extent that an independent inspection was commissioned using the magnetic particle inspection technique. The renewal of all four ‘driving’ wheels (coupled wheels) was instigated in 2018, the crank axle being retained, whilst the rest (wheel centres, tyres, front axle and crankpins) entirely new manufactured at South Devon Engineering.
A new cylinder block was commissioned and cast in 2014, however issues required remedial attention. By March 2019 the reworked block was awaited, before rewheeling could commence.<ref>SVR News 205</ref>. The project had been making slow but steady progress, with parts being reassembled, until being placed on hold in March 2020 due to the [[2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|Coronavirus pandemic]]. {{As of| In May 2021|05}} the Beamish Museum announced they had received a grant of £150,000 to complete the work and was waiting for the SVR to allocate it a place in their workstream. The work to date this point had been chassis-focussed, with the aim being to install the new cylinder block and wheel Dunrobin, before completing the boiler (which was nearly finished) and final assembly.<ref>[http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/2021/05/dunrobin-ten-years-on/ Beamish Transport Online blog, ''DUNROBIN – TEN YEARS ON'', Paul Jarman, 19 May 2021]</ref> Work recommenced at Bridgnorth in Autumn 2022. [http://beamishtransportonline.co.uk/category/dunrobin/ Beamish Transport Online blog] has regular updates on progress of the work.
The photograph below shows work in progress in March 2012.
