Karl Plinke AG 0-4-0T No. 14 'Helen Kathryn'
Astley Green, Lancashire, UK 		Location: Lancashire Mining Museum
Status: Stored
Posted: Mar 21, 2023 @ 08:03:54 by Dale W Fickés
The locomotive was originally delivered to concrete and construction company Karl Plinke, Hannover (then WEST Germany NOT East!) that in 1961 moved to Quarzwerk, Haltern, West Germany and in 1971, privately to a Mr. Kelsall in Cheshire, UK followed in 1973 by the Bala Lakeside Railway, Wales as their No. 3 followed in 1975 by the Llanberis Lake Railway. It went to the South Tynedale Railway as their No. 14 in 1991.
Posted: Feb 7, 2023 @ 10:02:09 by Russell Newman
The former East Germany 1948 Henschel & Sohn built 0-4-0T (Works No. 28035) No. 14 "Helen Kathryn" is now located at her new home at the Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green in Lancashire.
Posted: Feb 4, 2023 @ 10:02:03 by Russell Newman
The 1948 Henschel & Sohn built 0-4-0T No. 14 "Helen Kathryn" has left the South Tynedale Railway since December 2022 as she has been sold to the Lancashire Mining Museum at Astley Green in Lancashire to be their second resident steam locomotive there.
Posted: Dec 8, 2020 @ 16:12:39 by luke
please relocate this loco to threlkeld museum
Posted: Jun 23, 2018 @ 12:06:34 by Russell Newman
The Henschel & Sohn built 0-4-0T No. 14 "Helen Kathryn" has also now left the South Tynedale Railway as it has been sold to a new owner in November last year and has relocated to its new home at the Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum where it is being overhauled for use their.
Posted: Mar 28, 2017 @ 17:03:53 by Russell Newman
The Henschel built 0-4-0T No. 14 "Helen Kathryn" has been put in to storage at Alston as its currently waiting for its next overhaul.