The locomotive was purchased by Dai Woodham, though it was initially sent to the wrong scrapyard, Cashmores at Newport.
Peter Kerslake adds "Following its early withdrawal in August 1962 and two years languishing at Crewe North, Duke of Gloucester then spent three years at Crewe Works awaiting its fate. When preservation was ruled out its two sets of valve gear were removed ,the right hand set being scrapped whilst the left set went to the Kensington Science Museum and then to Crewe Heritage Centre".