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| − | ''Kisbey'' and its sister car [[DARKEOMA|''Keoma'']] | + | ''Kisbey'' and its sister car [[DARKEOMA|''Keoma'']] arrived on the DAR on September 21, 1937 for use on the DAR's overnight trains [[Train No. 99|No. 99]] and [[Train No. 100|No. 100]]. They were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.<ref>[[Bishop, George|George Bishop]], "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937</ref> They were K Class sleepers built by the [[:Category:Pullman|Pullman Company]] in 1913 for Canadian Pacific. The thirteen sleepers, each with 12 sections and 1 bedroom were all named after Canadian towns that started with "K".<ref>[Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train: Rycroft/Kempton" http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html]</ref> ''Kisbey'' was scrapped in October 1956.<ref>Waynor, ''A Century of DeLuxe Railway Passenger Cars", page 74</ref> |
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| − | * [Preserved sister Canadian Pacific sleeper "Kempton", later renamed "Rycroft" at the Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train" | + | * [http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html Preserved sister Canadian Pacific sleeper "Kempton", later renamed "Rycroft" at the Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train"] |
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[[Category:Sleeper]] | [[Category:Sleeper]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:21, 14 January 2012
Dominion Atlantic Railway Sleeping Car "Kisbey"
Kisbey and its sister car Keoma arrived on the DAR on September 21, 1937 for use on the DAR's overnight trains No. 99 and No. 100. They were the first steel sleepers assigned to the DAR.[1] They were K Class sleepers built by the Pullman Company in 1913 for Canadian Pacific. The thirteen sleepers, each with 12 sections and 1 bedroom were all named after Canadian towns that started with "K".[2] Kisbey was scrapped in October 1956.[3]
Gallery
References and Footnotes
- ↑ George Bishop, "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, September 23, 1937
- ↑ [Alberta Railway Museum "NAR PAssenger Train: Rycroft/Kempton" http://www.albertarailwaymuseum.com/nar-passenger-train.html]
- ↑ Waynor, A Century of DeLuxe Railway Passenger Cars", page 74
