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| − | Cyril White Sr. was a 29-year-employee of the DAR. He started work in 1944 and retired in 1973. As fireman then engineer he worked on all regions of the DAR. Highlights included running his favourite locomotive, [[DAR0999|No. 999]] and operating the first trial run of the RDC in Kentville. White was also the first engineer to | + | Cyril White Sr. was a 29-year-employee of the DAR. He started work in 1944 and retired in 1973. As fireman then engineer he worked on all regions of the DAR. Highlights included running his favourite locomotive, [[DAR0999|No. 999]] and operating the first trial run of the RDC in Kentville. White was also the first engineer to take a locomotive over the newly completed Avon River Causeway in Windsor.<ref>''[[Chronicle-Herald 1980s (circa) - DAR Steam Engineers|DAR Steam Engineers - Circa 1980s]]''</ref> An article about Mr. White (shown below) is transcribed at: [[Chronicle-Herald_1989-03-03_-_DAR_Steam_Engineers]]. |
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 7 March 2022
Cyril White Sr. was a 29-year-employee of the DAR. He started work in 1944 and retired in 1973. As fireman then engineer he worked on all regions of the DAR. Highlights included running his favourite locomotive, No. 999 and operating the first trial run of the RDC in Kentville. White was also the first engineer to take a locomotive over the newly completed Avon River Causeway in Windsor.[1] An article about Mr. White (shown below) is transcribed at: Chronicle-Herald_1989-03-03_-_DAR_Steam_Engineers.
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Halifax Herald profile of Cyril White and his railway career
