■ GROUNDWORKS for a half-mile extension to the 15in gauge Sherwood Forest Railway beyond the present Welldale terminus have commenced. The extension will roughly double the current running line, with Welldale becoming an intermediate stop rather than a terminus.
■ THE Railway Heritage Trust has announced the award of a £25,000 grant to the Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway to assist the relocation of the NER footbridge at Garforth to Bredgar. The bridge, dating from 1900, will become available when the route between Leeds and York is electrified.