In November 2022 it was the locomotive centrepiece at the National Model Railway show at the NEC organised by the Warley Model Railway Club<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bldec22 Branch Lines, December 2022]</ref>.
The During May 2024 the boiler barrel (still very much an empty shell), firebox and smokebox were fitted together with temporary bolts. On 3 June 2024 the new boiler was successfully trial-fitted into the locomotive frames for the first time. After a small amount of adjustment, it was removed from the frames for further work towards completion, including the final joining of the barrel to the firebox and smokebox.<ref>[http://www.82045.org.uk/news/82045_news-extra-june24.html 82045.org.uk, ''A Special Announcement - June 2024'']</ref> In February 2024 the Trust plans still planned to launch in 2025, but "''there may not be a demand for the locomotive to form part of the fleet [as the] SVR may be planning an operational fleet of as few as 5 locomotives''"<ref>[http://www.82045.org.uk/news/82045_news-feb24-chairmanschat.html Trust Chairman's blog, February 2024] (Retrieved 20 February 2024)</ref>.Comments at the AGM and social media posts since have suggested that a return in 2026 is more likely.<ref>[https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/82045-the-way-ahead.13780/page-78#post-2878508 National Preservation Forum post, June 2024]</ref>
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