She was built by Willhelm Van den Heiden in 1970 and she ran in a park in Beekbergen then Harderwijk Dolphinairium, both in Holland until 1983. In 1985 she was brokered to Bush Mills via Severn Lamb who refurbished her. At that point she was called Sarah Louise. However, on arrival she was found to be under powered so DA1 was built to get her up their hill. In 1993 she was rebuilt with a bigger boiler and the cylinders were bored out. After her 1993 rebuild, she was renamed 'Mountaineer'. She ran there until Bush Mills closed in 2004 and was purchased, and imported, along with all of the BMR coaching stock, and locomotive DA1, for use at the CCLR in 2006.

Vital Statistics:

Wheel Arrangement - 0-4-0
Boiler Operating Pressure - 150 PSI

Build/Rebuild Dates:

Willhelm Van den Heiden (Germany) - 1970
Rebuilt - Severn Lamb Ltd - 1985
Rebuilt - Bush Mills Railway (Tasmania, Australia) - 1993
Rebuilt - CCLR Workshops (Cleethorpes) - 2008/2009

Current Status:

This locomotive will be the main service locomotive through the winter this year.

'Effie' and 'Mountaineer' Double head a train over Lakeside road crossing, heading for North Sea Lane - Colin Peake

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