D5310

Operational Status: In full working order and delivered to the Llangollen Railway on Wednesday 9th September.

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Photo by Martin Taylor and reproduced with kind permission

Class 26 D5310 starts a new chapter in the LDG’s history. She has been purchased by the Group to offer the Llangollen Railway a dedicated Type 2 standby locomotive that can provide a short-notice replacement for a locomotive failure.

The 1958 built BRCW wagon Sulzer Type 2 was acquired from Matt Stoddon, who has achieved nothing short of a minor miracle with the loco. Having arranged for an extremely comprehensive bodywork overhaul to be performed at the Great Central Railway in 2006, the loco suffered a main generator failure shortly after returning to traffic. The errant generator was fully overhauled and rewound and the locomotive then settled down to become a popular and well-travelled performer at various diesel galas around the Country

We are sure that D5310 will prove a most welcome and capable addition to our fleet. She is due to debut in traffic to the public on Saturday 26th September 2009, working four return trips on the railway.

The photos below, courtesy of Simon Searle, show her arrival at Llangollen on the 9th September.

Si Searle - 26010 arrives at Llan [Desktop Resolution] Si Searle - 26010 in the evening sunshine [Desktop Resolution]