Stanhope is normally based at the West Lancs Light Railway, at Hesketh Bank, near Southport.
Shortly after return to base at Hesketh Bank, the boiler was removed from the locomotive and dispatched to a local boilersmith, Johnson’s, based at Banks (also near Southport).
Stanhope will now be reassembled at Hesketh Bank, where the loco will continue to be based until the MRT’s site at Apedale is ready to accommodate this loco.
