This work was completed by July 1936 and in September , Lew was moved by rail to Swansea and then shipped to South America where Lew just disappeared . This work was completed by July 1936 and in September , Lew was moved by rail to Swansea and loaded onto the S.S. Sabor destined for the port of Pernambuco ( since renamed Recife ) , Brazil . Most of the relevant shipping records were destroyed in World War II , Lew then just disappeared and despite several attempts , no trace of the locomotive , or evidence of its fate , has so far been found .