■ FOLLOWING the arrival on loan of Alishan Forest Railway’s Mitsubishi diesel DL-34 at Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR) in February (RM, March), the loco made its first full line run to Welshpool on March 27. Delayed due to winter track work, the trip tested braking and technical performance as part of the W&LLR commissioning process. It will now be modified to make it compatible with W&LLR stock.
■ THE team restoring Matt Dolby’s 2ft gauge 0-10-0T Luttermöller Orenstein & Koppel (OK10956/1925) have concluded that the existing frames are beyond economic repair and will need to be replaced. The current frames will be used as templates to produce new plates. Careful dismantling commenced in early March with removal of the life-expired drag box.