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==Kentville Repair Shop==
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==Kentville Paint / Repair Shop==
A wooden building covered sometime in the 1930s with green "insulbrick" shingles, the repair shop predated the [[Kentville Car Shop|Car Shop]] and was also known for a time as the "paint shop".
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The [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] built a paint shop at Kentville to the east of  the [[Kentville Car Shop]]. It was replaced in 1928 with a new building to the west between the station and the [[Kentville Car Shop|Car Shop]], with the frame being erected in May 1928<ref>"The Railway Herald and Labor Man's Forum" ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', May 11, 1928, page 8, Carl Riff Notes</ref> It was covered sometime in the 1930s with green "insulbrick" shingles, and later became known at the Repair Shop. It survived until the last years of the [[Kentville Railyard]] and was demolished in the early 1990s. Just to the north of the repair shop was a set of tracks used for many years as the [[Kentville Scrap Line]], where retired rolling stock awaited scraping.  
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Image:KentvilleYarda.jpg|Kentville Station and Yard with [[Kentville Car Shop|car shop]] and [[Kentville Repair Shop|paint shop]], July 27, 1871.
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File:Birdseyecarshop.jpg |[[Bird's Eve View of Kentville Nova Scotia 1879‎‎]]: detail showing W&AR [[Kentville Car Shop]] at left and the [[Kentville Repair Shop|Kentville Paint Shop]] at right, 1879.
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File:Kentville Fire Map 1921 Sheet 4.jpg|Detail of Kentville [[:Category:Fire Insurance Maps|Fire Insurance Map]] showing the [[Kentville Station]], [[Kentville Repair Shop]], [[Kentville Ice House]], railway tennis courts and the "Back Road" spur, Aug. 1921.
 
Image:SGM-B0082.jpg|Coach No. 6 now numbered [[DAR000851|No. 851]] as an MOW [[:Category:Service Cars|service car]] by the [[Kentville Repair Shop|Repair Shop]] in [[Kentville]] circa 1930s.
 
Image:SGM-B0082.jpg|Coach No. 6 now numbered [[DAR000851|No. 851]] as an MOW [[:Category:Service Cars|service car]] by the [[Kentville Repair Shop|Repair Shop]] in [[Kentville]] circa 1930s.
 
File:CSTM-STR09905a 001 aa cs.jpg|Tool Car 852, ex [[DAR000039|Postal Express Car 39]] by the [[Kentville Repair Shop]]
 
File:CSTM-STR09905a 001 aa cs.jpg|Tool Car 852, ex [[DAR000039|Postal Express Car 39]] by the [[Kentville Repair Shop]]
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File:Kalkman47.jpg|Ruins of the [[Kentville Car Shop]] after the Oct. 21, 1937 fire, with the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in background, likely taken Oct. 21 to 22, 1937.
 
Image:DAR0556 DAR0044 Kentville 1938 Harold Jenkins SGM-B0047.jpg|Cab of [[DAR0044|No. 44]] & [[DAR0556|No. 556]] in front of the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in 1938.
 
Image:DAR0556 DAR0044 Kentville 1938 Harold Jenkins SGM-B0047.jpg|Cab of [[DAR0044|No. 44]] & [[DAR0556|No. 556]] in front of the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in 1938.
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File:CSTM-STR03992a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR0024|Locomotive 24]] in the scrap line behind the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] with the [[Kentville Station]] in the background, circa 1939.
 
Image:KentYardBuildings1.JPG|The Repair Shop showing its western entrance seen in the distance to the right, taken from the [[Kentville Coaling Tower|Coaling Tower]], circa late 1940s, early 1950s.  
 
Image:KentYardBuildings1.JPG|The Repair Shop showing its western entrance seen in the distance to the right, taken from the [[Kentville Coaling Tower|Coaling Tower]], circa late 1940s, early 1950s.  
 
Image:DAR 33 at Kentville July 1938.jpg|North side of the repair shop in July 1938 with [[DAR0033|locomotive No.33]] in the scrapline.
 
Image:DAR 33 at Kentville July 1938.jpg|North side of the repair shop in July 1938 with [[DAR0033|locomotive No.33]] in the scrapline.
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File:SGM-B0086.jpg|Track Crane [[DAR000802|No. 802]], boom car [[DAR000798|No. 798]] and wheel set car [[DAR031069|No. 31069]] in front of the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] on May 2, 1947.
 
File:SGM-B0086.jpg|Track Crane [[DAR000802|No. 802]], boom car [[DAR000798|No. 798]] and wheel set car [[DAR031069|No. 31069]] in front of the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] on May 2, 1947.
 
Image:DarNovaScotia2.jpg|Business Car [[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]] beside the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in August 1949.
 
Image:DarNovaScotia2.jpg|Business Car [[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]] beside the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in August 1949.
Image:DAR0470c.jpg|[[DAR0470|No. 470]] leaving for [[Kingsport]] with [[Train No. 11]] from [[Kentville]] in August 1951. Visible is the business car [[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]] in front of the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]].
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File:Kalkman22.jpg|[[DAR2627|Locomotive No. 2627]] with [[Train No. 95]] switching at the [[Kentville Railyard]] with the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] and [[Kentville Station]], August 1955.
Image:DAR2665b.jpg|[[DAR2665|No. 2665]] in the [[Kentville Railyard]] in August 1951 after bringing in [[Train No. 95]] from [[Halifax]]. Also visible is business card [[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]] parked against the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] and to the left the [[Kentville Car Shop|car shop]].
 
 
Image:DarNovaScotia.jpg|[[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]], at [[Kentville Railyard]] parked beside the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] in [[Kentville]], NS on August 27, 1956.
 
Image:DarNovaScotia.jpg|[[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]], at [[Kentville Railyard]] parked beside the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] in [[Kentville]], NS on August 27, 1956.
 
Image:Kingsport Train.jpg|Mixed Train for [[Kingsport]] leaving [[Kentville Railyard|yard]]. Visible is business car [[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]] beside the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] and the [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]] in [[Kentville]] on August 28, 1956.
 
Image:Kingsport Train.jpg|Mixed Train for [[Kingsport]] leaving [[Kentville Railyard|yard]]. Visible is business car [[DARNOVASCOTIA|Nova Scotia]] beside the [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]] and the [[Kentville Coaling Tower|coaling tower]] in [[Kentville]] on August 28, 1956.
 
Image:DAR1050a.jpg|[[DAR1050|No. 1050]] at [[Kentville Station]] August 1, 1958. Note [[DAR001397|No. 1397]] and [[DAR000608|No. 608]] in background in front of [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]].
 
Image:DAR1050a.jpg|[[DAR1050|No. 1050]] at [[Kentville Station]] August 1, 1958. Note [[DAR001397|No. 1397]] and [[DAR000608|No. 608]] in background in front of [[Kentville Repair Shop|repair shop]].
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File:DAR - Paint Shop - Kentville - Harold Jenkins Photo - May1959.JPG|The [[Kentville Repair Shop]], May 1959.
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File:CP 6616 buffet parlor.jpg|[[DAR006616|6616 Buffet Parlor car]], with the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in the background.
 
Image:CPR414324b.jpg|Track crane [[DAR414324|No. 414324]], boom car [[CPR412722|No. 412722]] and crew car [[DAR405809|No. 405809]], ex [[DAR000879|DAR 879]] by the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in [[Kentville]] in August 1961.
 
Image:CPR414324b.jpg|Track crane [[DAR414324|No. 414324]], boom car [[CPR412722|No. 412722]] and crew car [[DAR405809|No. 405809]], ex [[DAR000879|DAR 879]] by the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] in [[Kentville]] in August 1961.
Image:CP8132a.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] at [[Kentville]] August 1974 beside the [[Kentville Car Shop]] with the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] behind.
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File:Kentville Railyard & Facilities 1967.jpg|[[Kentville Repair Shop]] with [[Kentville Station]] to right, 1967.
Image:9062kentville.jpg|[[CPR9062|No. 9062]] rests near the [[Kentville Car Shop]] with the repair shop visible to the side.
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File:Kentville Railyard 1977 b.jpg|[[Kentville Repair Shop]] with [[Kentville Station]] to the right, August 17, 1977.
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Image:9062kentville.jpg|[[CPR9062|No. 9062]] rests near the [[Kentville Car Shop]] with the repair shop visible to the side, no date.
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File:CP 415786 Kentville NS Aug 10, 1971.jpg|Ex-Tender now MOW Water Car [[DAR415786|No. 415786]] at Kentville beside the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] on August 10, 1971.
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Image:CP8132a.jpg|[[CPR8132|No. 8132]] at [[Kentville]] August 1974 beside the [[Kentville Car Shop]] with the [[Kentville Repair Shop]] behind, August 1974.
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File:Tupper8.jpg|[[Kentville Railyard]] with the [[Kentville Coaling Tower]], [[Kentville Car Shop]] and the [[Kentville Repair Shop]], October 1990.
 
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Latest revision as of 18:48, 29 June 2023

Kentville Paint / Repair Shop

The Windsor and Annapolis Railway built a paint shop at Kentville to the east of the Kentville Car Shop. It was replaced in 1928 with a new building to the west between the station and the Car Shop, with the frame being erected in May 1928[1] It was covered sometime in the 1930s with green "insulbrick" shingles, and later became known at the Repair Shop. It survived until the last years of the Kentville Railyard and was demolished in the early 1990s. Just to the north of the repair shop was a set of tracks used for many years as the Kentville Scrap Line, where retired rolling stock awaited scraping.

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References and Footnotes

External Links

  1. "The Railway Herald and Labor Man's Forum" Halifax Chronicle Herald, May 11, 1928, page 8, Carl Riff Notes