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Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 470.
This is a class D4g built in January 1912 by the Montreal Locomotive Works. It was officially listed as a D.A.R. locomotive in 1941 (1) and 1947 (2). No. 470 was the regularly assigned locomotive on the Kingsport branchline in the 1940s and 50s.
Photo of locomotive on page 47, Locomotive Quarterly, Spring 1998, Vol XXI, Number 3, photo collection of Kenneth S. MacDonald.
Gallery
A well groomed No. 470 at Kentville.
Train No. 14 arriving at Kentville led by No. 470. engine terminal at left. water stand pipe in centre. August 1949.
No. 470 in front of Kentville Car Shop at Kentville in August 1951.
No. 470 leaving for Kingsport with Train No. 11 from Kentville in August 1951. Visible is the business car Nova Scotia in front of the repair shop.
No. 470 at Kentville yards making up consist for Train No. 13 to Kingsport on July 3, 1954.
No. 470 at Kentville station July 3, 1954 leading Train No. 13 for Kingsport.
No. 470 at the Kentville Station on July 3, 1954 leading Train No. 13 for Kingsport.
No. 470 leaves Kentville with Train No. 13 to Kingsport on July 3, 1954.
