They sold it to the Lancashire Moss Litter Company at Astley, where it stayed until March 1976 when it entered preservation at the Moseley School Railway, Cheadle Hulme.
It underwent a complex restoration, and became one of the iconic locos at the School.
The cab also became a Special Place, as it was used to cover the toilet facilities at the School – this is why it isn’t on the loco in the photo.
