This locomotive was built by the Bush Mills Railway in 1986. It was originally built as a assisting power unit for BMR locomotive 'Mountaineer', as it could not pull a fully loaded 5 coach train on it's own up the steeply graded BMR line. 'Mountaineer' was eventually rebuilt making it much more powerful, and leaving DA1 redundant. DA1 was then rebuilt as a shunting locomotive, and remained at Bush Mills until it's closure in 2004. This locomotive moved to Cleethorpes, along with the rest of the BMR Collection, in 2006.

Vital Statistics:

Wheel arrangement - 0-4-0

Build/Rebuid Dates:

Bush Mills Railway (Tasmaina, Austrailia) - 1986
Rebuilt - Bush Mills Railway (Tasmaina, Austrailia) - 1993

Current Status:

This locomotive is currently the sole operating diesel.

The biggest locomotive to visit Cleethorpes to date, 'Typhoon' from the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway is seen here being taken up to the shed by CCLR locomotive DA1 - Ben Thornhill

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