No.8 Helga
A 0-4-0 well tank built by Orenstein & Koppell A.G., Berlin, Germany in 1936 (works no. 12722).
It was owned by Carl Brandt, Bauunternehmung, Bremen and worked on a number of large construction sites in North Germany until 1957.
This powerful 0-4-0 was rescued from Bremen, Germany by Alan Bloom in 1969 for use on his Nursery railway at Bressingham Steam Museum, Norfolk. the long wheelbase and overall weight of the loco proved a problem at Bressingham, it was relegated to reserve engine and only saw service occasionally.
In 1973 it was exchanged for a smaller O&K name Eigiau and started a new life on the Brecon Mountain Railway in Wales. In 1999 the loco was sold to the BWLR arriving there as a large semi complete kit of parts, but without a complete boiler. Since then a new boiler has been constructed and the loco has been partially assembled.
The O&K stands partially rebuilt with its new boiler.
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