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■ TALYLLYN Railway’s Fletcher Jennings 0-4-0WT No. 2 Dolgoch hauled its final train, a wedding special, before withdrawal for 10-year overhaul on October 1. Within days Dolgoch was being stripped down at Pendre.

■ RAVENGLASS & Eskdale Railway had to suspend operating on October 3 after localised flooding amid extreme weather conditions caused a landslip which severed the line. Trains resumed on October 16.

■ A FIRE was lit in the boiler of new-build 2ft gauge Bagnall ‘Sipat’ 0-4-0ST Big Dave and the loco run under its own steam, on rollers, at North Bay Railway Engineering on October 4. The loco has been built for use at the West of Fife Munitions Railway at Lathalmond.

■ LINCOLNSHIRE Coast Light Railway’s final operating day of the 2021 season on September 4 was the busiest day the line has had since it reopened at the Skegness site in 2009.

■ A NEW boiler constructed by Severn Valley Railway was test fitted in the frames of Isle of Man Railway’s Beyer, Peacock 2-4-0T No. 12 Hutchinson at Douglas on September 29. The locomotive was withdrawn from traffic at the end of August 2019 when the certificate for its previous boiler expired.

■ GROUDLE Glen Railway’s September 19 gala day featured four locomotives in steam: Bagnall 2-4-0T Sea Lion, replica Bagnall 2-4-0T Brown Bear and new-build Bagnall ‘Sipat’ 0-4-0ST Otter and replica Bagnall 0-4-2T Annie.

■ AT the beginning of October, the finishing touches were being made to the new 15in gauge events carriage Ruth constructed at Boston Lodge by Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway for the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway.

■ Sittingbourne & Kemsley Light Railway’s (SKLR) September 26 gala centred on Kerr, Stuart 0-4-2ST Leader, the 10-year ticket for which expires next May. Also in action was Hunslet 4wDM 4182/1953 Victor making rare appearances working passenger trains. Scheduled to replace Leader in SKLR’s roster will be Kerr, Stuart 0-4-2ST Premier which has been out of service for over a decade.

■ THE boiler for Great Laxey Mines Tramway’s replica Lewin 0-4-0T Bee has returned to the line following retubing, enabling reassembly of the loco.