Spring Diesel Day

A big thank you to everyone who supported our Spring Diesel Day yesterday, either as a volunteer or passenger. The weather wasn’t great, with a cold breeze, rain, sleet and snow showers, but it was a lot better than this time last year when there was over a foot of snow! There were also a few sunny spells that allowed us to enjoy views of the Dee Valley like this:

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D5310 performed well and the Class 127/108 hybrid unit provided something a little different for passengers to sample.

Several LDG members were present on Friday 21st so as well as fuelling, checking and testing D5310 ready for the following day………….

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…………work on refurbishing the cylinder heads of D1566 could also be progressed. All 12 heads have now been throughly cleaned, de-greased and undercoated, with gloss applied to 6 of them. Mark, Matt and Tom are seen getting stuck in.

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Although not able to take part in the event, 03162 was on display at Carrog, where it is currently based for supporting the final stages of the Corwen extension. The 03 is seen stabled next to Derek Foster’s superb Ruston Bucyrus dragline excavator, which is being used to load ballast.

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D5310’s next public outing will be a further 4 trip running day on 3rd May.

In the meantime the Group will be looking at options for repair of 6940’s bogie, which is proving to be a difficult, expensive and complex problem. We are also looking into the possibility of a visiting locomotive to cover our motive power shortfall for the busier summer period.

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