The LDG would like to thank both the folk who turned up to support D5310 at the weekend and the Wensleydale Railway for inviting and hosting us. The weekend appears to have been a great success and D5310 performed well apart from a small hiccup on Thursday evening which prevented the loco from starting. Fortunately, this was quickly resolved and the little green Type 2 made the first train out on Friday as planned.
The photo below was taken by Martin Taylor, one of the D5310 Bo-ness restoration crew. In perfect light, the 1958-built Type 2 saunters past Westfield Farm with the 14:35 Leeming Bar to Redmire Wensleydale Diesel Gala service, Friday 8/4/11. Many thanks to Martin for sharing this super image.
D5310 will be out in Wensleydale again this weekend, working the WR Orange Timetable single train diagram, making 3 return trips a day between Leeming Bar and Redmire on both Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th April. Details at: http://www.wensleydalerailway.com/html/ … table.html
This diagram offers 97 miles of haulage per day – excellent value for those who record their totals!