from 5 december 1970 the engine was painted red with black undergear and a brass dome, and by the austeam '88 festival it had been named "spirit of ballarat". as a rebuild of a 1903 d locomotive, it made a special long-distance journey to mildura, victoria in 2002 as that line approached its centenary, and celebrated its own 100th anniversary in 2003 with a journey to swan hill. between 2007 and 2009 the engine operated with its previous number of 658.