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On 7/8 June 2007, 4930 returned from Swindon with the intention of featuring in the new [[The Engine House | Engine House]] at [[Highley]]. En route 4936 spent a day at the real Hagley Hall courtesy of Lord and Lady Cobham, probably the only time a Hall class locomotive has visited the hall after which it was named.<ref>[http://www.4930hagleyhall.org.uk/pages/4930_returns_home.html Friends of 4930 Hagley Hall - The Journey Home]</ref> The move into the Engine House was then delayed until 2008 by the [[2007 Storm Damage | storm damage in 2007]].
4930’s long-awaited overhaul began with a move from the Engine House to [[Bridgnorth Loco Works]] on 6 October 2013. In March 2017 the [[Friends of 4930 Hagley Hall | Friends of Hagley Hall]], in partnership with Severn Valley Engineering Services, formulated a detailed programme for completion of the overhaul. This "''2020 Vision''" envisages a return to steam in 2020.<ref>[http://www.4930hagleyhall.org.uk/news/news.html Friends of Hagley Hall News update 7 March 2017 '4930 Our 2020 VISION']</ref> *As part of the overhaul, 4930 will in future be able to run with the correct Collett style tender rather than her previous Hawksworth style one, following an exchange with the custodians of [[6990 Witherslack Hall]] on 8 October 2013. {{As of|In 2017}} the new tender tank has been was delivered and for work on restoring the tender continuesto continue.*By August 2015 the boiler had been lifted from the frames. Major work on the boiler at Bridgnorth Works was planned to start in June 2017, however on 10 April 2018 it departed from Bridgnorth Works by road for the workshops of Northern Steam Engineering Ltd. at Stockton, where overhaul commenced. *By September 2016 the cylinder block had been removed and examined. This revealed that the cylinders had been previously patched, and were therefore considered beyond repair. Replacement will be a costly additional expense.*{{As of|2017|03}} the [[Friends of 4930 Hagley Hall | Friends of Hagley Hall]], in partnership with Severn Valley Engineering Services have formulated a more detailed programme for completion of the overhaul. This "''2020 Vision''" envisages a return to steam in 2020, with the next steps being as follows:<ref>[http://www.4930hagleyhall.org.uk/news/news.html Friends of Hagley Hall News update 7 March 2017 '4930 Our 2020 VISION']</ref> **3D Computer Aided Design work for replacement cylinders is currently lead on 11 June 2018 to newly cast cylinder blocks being delivered to Bridgnorth from Shakespeare Foundry in progressPreston, Lancashire.**The driving wheels will be sent to the South Devon Railway for fitting new tyres as soon as they can be removed from the frames.**Major work on the boiler at Bridgnorth Works is planned to start towards the end of June 2017**Work on the frames is planned to start at the end of September 2017.
Updates on the overhaul can be found on the news section of the [http://www.4930hagleyhall.org.uk/news/news.html Friends of Hagley Hall web site].
