Loco Histories: Da1 - Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway

In this video, follow our volunteer, Dylan, as he guides us through the history of the railway's very own thunderbird, Da1, from her time as a powered tender in Tasmania to passenger diesel in Cleethorpes.
We'd like to thank the following people for their help with creating this video:
- Dylan Gill
- Weston Langford ( www.westonlangford.com/ )
- Greg Naylor (footage from The Great Little Train from Down Under VHS)
- CCLR Collection
Music:
"Eternal Hope" & "At Rest" by Kevin Macleod
"Serenity" by Audionautix
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[@andrewralphs8059]

Da1 has had an interesting career . Thanks for the history lesson Dylan . The last film of the loco in the present day is wonderful though and the blue livery and lettering very classy . 😊

[@toyotaprius79]

A modern battery tender wouldn't be such a bad idea now 🤔

[@jamesthomas5109]

Is this a 15 inch gauge railway?

[@CleethorpesCoastLightRailway]

yes, we've been a 15 inch gauge railway since 1994 after a re-gauge from 14 1/4 inch gauge. we were originally a 10 1/4 inch gauge railway from 1948 to 1971 when it became 14 1/4 inch