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2047 Warwickshire

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Current status: move to Bewdley
===Current status===
The long awaited overhaul of 2047 began in with a move to Bridgnorth in November 2010. In 2013 quotations between £61,390 and £101,433 were obtained for the new boiler with an estimate of overhaul cost from the SVR of £184,306.<ref>[https://davidncooke686.jimdo.com/7-wilt-registered-charity-no-1041723/ 'WILT' page, David Cooke's website] (retrieved 17 February 2018)</ref> The overhaul progressed at [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]], with rewheeling taking place in December 2018. A number of components have been moved to [[Bewdley]] and on 25 November 2018 the original boiler, smokebox and saddle tank were moved on [[GWR 42343 Machinery Flat|Loriot N 42343]] there. {{As of|In late March 2019|3}} the locomotive chassis was in the headshunt at moved from Bridgnorth, with movement of this and other components to [[Bewdley Down Yard]] due to take place shortly for restoration to continue there. Pictures of progress at both locations can be seen on the [http://wilt.jimdo.com/7d-mw2047-restoration-progress/ Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation Trust web site 2047 restoration page].
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