Nostalgic passengers and train buffs alike hoped that the Taiwan Railway Administration would somehow keep the Little Dingdong in service, but in early November the train was officially retired.
許多懷舊的乘客和鐵道迷都希望台鐵能動動腦筋，讓民眾以後仍有機會見識「小叮噹」可愛的身影。不過期望歸期望，今年十月初「小叮噹」在駛出最後一班列車後已經全面停駛。