All the latest action at reviving Llangollen railway

* The little tank engine sets off from Llangollen for its period on hire in Somerset. 

* The insignia of the Austin Motor Company on the engine.

The little tank engine set off from Llangollen Railway for a summer hire period at the Midsomer Norton railway in Somerset today.

Paul Reynolds photographed the engine loaded up ready to leave the yard.

It has been repainted by railway volunteers and given new lining-out with the addition of an insignia for the Austin Motor Company which acknowledges the engine's 40-year career as the shunter at Longbridge car plant in Birmingham.

The hiring out of the engine comes as a useful earner for the railway which is battling to re-open later this summer after emerging from its financial crisis.

* Engine No.3802 completes its steam test at Llangollen station.

* Engine owner Nick Gilbert.

Earlier this week the Heavy Freight GWR engine No.3802 completed a steam test in the yard and came down into the station to take water.

It then ran through the station and posed for photos whilst further checks were carried out. 

Owner Nick Gilbert said he was delighted with the chance to operate the locomotive over the tracks within the limits off Llangollen station, pending a longer run when the Dee Bridge work is complete and trains can cross over.

No 3802 will likely be a mainstay of train operations this season when services resume at Llangollen.