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DAR number 850 was a large Bucyrus style steam-powered shovel or excavator. The long cab housed the steam engine, coal supply and winches. The large booms and bucket swivelled independently from the front, supported by outrigger legs. The steam shovel often worked the [[Round Hill Ballast Pit]]<ref>"Round Hill Ballast Pit Photo Envelope" Leon Barron Collection, Kings County Museum</ref> and the [[Oak Island Ballast Pit]]. Crew at the Oak Island pit were Reg MacGill and Walter Wood.<ref>Inscription on photo in the [[:Category:Tony Kalkman|Tony Kalkman]] collection, shared in [https://www.facebook.com/groups/DARDPI.ca/posts/1851380128563741/ DAR-DPI.ca Facebook post, March 13, 2023]</ref> | DAR number 850 was a large Bucyrus style steam-powered shovel or excavator. The long cab housed the steam engine, coal supply and winches. The large booms and bucket swivelled independently from the front, supported by outrigger legs. The steam shovel often worked the [[Round Hill Ballast Pit]]<ref>"Round Hill Ballast Pit Photo Envelope" Leon Barron Collection, Kings County Museum</ref> and the [[Oak Island Ballast Pit]]. Crew at the Oak Island pit were Reg MacGill and Walter Wood.<ref>Inscription on photo in the [[:Category:Tony Kalkman|Tony Kalkman]] collection, shared in [https://www.facebook.com/groups/DARDPI.ca/posts/1851380128563741/ DAR-DPI.ca Facebook post, March 13, 2023]</ref> | ||
| − | It appears to have been scrapped after the Second World War, last listed in service in 1944 | + | It appears to have been scrapped after the Second World War, last listed in service in 1944<ref>[https://www.cptracks.ca/data/Equipment_List/mp14_1944_summary.pdf CPR List MP14 List 1944, page 22]</ref> but was gone by 1947.<ref>[[19470701-MP14|CPR MP 14 equipment list 1947, page 22</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:59, 18 March 2023
Dominion Atlantic Number 850
Builder: Canada Foundry Company, Toronto
Builder's Number: C70[1]
Weight: 140,000 lbs[2]
DAR number 850 was a large Bucyrus style steam-powered shovel or excavator. The long cab housed the steam engine, coal supply and winches. The large booms and bucket swivelled independently from the front, supported by outrigger legs. The steam shovel often worked the Round Hill Ballast Pit[3] and the Oak Island Ballast Pit. Crew at the Oak Island pit were Reg MacGill and Walter Wood.[4] It appears to have been scrapped after the Second World War, last listed in service in 1944[5] but was gone by 1947.[6]
Gallery
- Kalkman9A.jpg
DAR Steam Shovel No. 850 right hand side at the Oak Island Ballast Pit in New Minas, circa 1918.
- Kalkman9B.jpg
DAR Steam Shovel No. 850 left hand side at the Oak Island Ballast Pit in New Minas, circa 1918.
- Kalkman8A.jpg
DAR Steam Shovel No. 850 with builders information and five visitors at the Oak Island Ballast Pit in New Minas, circa 1918.
- Kalkman8B.jpg
DAR Steam Shovel No. 850 with builders information and two visitors at the Oak Island Ballast Pit in New Minas, circa 1918.
Steam Shovel 850 with boom and dipper removed at Kentville by the British Canadian Fruit Association Kentville warehouse, circa 1940.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Builder and number lettered on photo of crane at Oak Island Pit, circa 1918
- ↑ CPR List MP14 List 1944, page 22
- ↑ "Round Hill Ballast Pit Photo Envelope" Leon Barron Collection, Kings County Museum
- ↑ Inscription on photo in the Tony Kalkman collection, shared in DAR-DPI.ca Facebook post, March 13, 2023
- ↑ CPR List MP14 List 1944, page 22
- ↑ [[19470701-MP14|CPR MP 14 equipment list 1947, page 22
