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| − | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 12 | + | __NOTOC____NOTITLE__ |
| + | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 12 "Kentville"== | ||
| − | Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1891, it was originally No. 10 on the | + | Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] |
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| + | Built by [[:Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works|Baldwin Locomotive Works]] in June 1891. | ||
| + | *Builder No. 11974 | ||
| + | *17" x 24" cylinders | ||
| + | *66" drivers. | ||
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| + | Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1891, it was originally No. 10 on the [[Windsor and Annapolis Railway]]. It was the first "foreign" locomotive to run over the former [[Western Counties Railway]] in October 1 1894 when it pulled a special train of dignitaries to Yarmouth commemorating the occasion of the DAR take-over on October 1, 1894.<ref>[[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two), page 4</ref> | ||
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| + | No. 10 was seriously damaged in collision at [[Windsor Junction]] on Nov. 6, 1894 when it hit an ICR train in heavy fog.<ref>[“Two Trains Collide at Windsor Junction”, Halifax Herald, Nov. 7, 1894; Digby Courier, Nov. 8, 1894, Carl Riff Collection</ref> The locomotive was repaired and repainted at the [[Kentville Roundhouse|Kentville Shops]] and returned to service in April 1895.<ref>''Digby Courier'', April 3, 1895, Carl Riff Collection</ref> | ||
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| + | It was destroyed by a fire on July 8, 1915 when the [[Kentville Roundhouse]] burned destroying [[DAR0012|No. 12]] and [[DAR0022|No. 22]].<ref>"KENTVILLE HIT BY ANOTHER FIRE The D.A.R. Roundhouse and Engine Sheds Burned and Two Locomotives Destroyed", ''Digby Courier'', July 9, 1915, Carl Riff Notes</ref> | ||
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| + | Name Origin: Kentville, the headquarters of the Windsor and Annapolis and the DAR. | ||
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| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery perrow=5> | ||
| + | File:DAR-Engine10andTrainB-Windsor-HBJeffersonPhoto.JPG|[[DAR0012|Windsor & Annapolis No. 10, later DAR No. 12]] & Train B at the [[Windsor Station]], circa 1891. | ||
| + | Image:DAR0012a.jpg|[[DAR0012|"Kentville"]] | ||
| + | File:CSTM-STR03977a 001 aa cs.jpg|[[DAR000024|Combine No. 24]] (behind engine) and [[DAR000031|Combine No. 31]] with [[DAR0012|Locomotive No. 12]] in a detail of a [[Kingsport Wharf]] photo, c. 1911 | ||
| + | File:STR03978.jpg|[[DAR0012|"Kentville"]] with The Flying Bluenose, near Bear River, 1912. | ||
| + | </Gallery> | ||
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| + | Other Known Photographs: | ||
| + | * [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume One) at end of [[Kingsport]] Wharf, circa 1911 on page 5. | ||
| + | * [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two) in Windsor as W&A No. 10, circa 1891 on page 4. | ||
| + | * [https://ingeniumcanada.org/archives/details/STR-18230 Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR18230a]. | ||
==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
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| + | [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" | ||
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| + | [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] DAR Locomotive List | ||
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| + | [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', page 348 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=85893&lang=en Locomotive No. 12 on the Kingsport Wharf in the McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3977 at Kingsport, circa 1911 (an enlargement of the photo in Ness Vol. I, page 5] Also cataloged as Image STR03977a. | ||
| + | * [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=85879&lang=en No. 12 with a train in a town - Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR03976a.] | ||
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[[Category:Steam]] | [[Category:Steam]] | ||
[[Category:4-4-0]] | [[Category:4-4-0]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Windsor and Annapolis Railway]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:58, 22 January 2025
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 12 "Kentville"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in June 1891.
- Builder No. 11974
- 17" x 24" cylinders
- 66" drivers.
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1891, it was originally No. 10 on the Windsor and Annapolis Railway. It was the first "foreign" locomotive to run over the former Western Counties Railway in October 1 1894 when it pulled a special train of dignitaries to Yarmouth commemorating the occasion of the DAR take-over on October 1, 1894.[1]
No. 10 was seriously damaged in collision at Windsor Junction on Nov. 6, 1894 when it hit an ICR train in heavy fog.[2] The locomotive was repaired and repainted at the Kentville Shops and returned to service in April 1895.[3]
It was destroyed by a fire on July 8, 1915 when the Kentville Roundhouse burned destroying No. 12 and No. 22.[4]
Name Origin: Kentville, the headquarters of the Windsor and Annapolis and the DAR.
Gallery
Windsor & Annapolis No. 10, later DAR No. 12 & Train B at the Windsor Station, circa 1891.
Combine No. 24 (behind engine) and Combine No. 31 with Locomotive No. 12 in a detail of a Kingsport Wharf photo, c. 1911
"Kentville" with The Flying Bluenose, near Bear River, 1912.
Other Known Photographs:
- Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume One) at end of Kingsport Wharf, circa 1911 on page 5.
- Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume Two) in Windsor as W&A No. 10, circa 1891 on page 4.
- Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR18230a.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume Two), page 4
- ↑ [“Two Trains Collide at Windsor Junction”, Halifax Herald, Nov. 7, 1894; Digby Courier, Nov. 8, 1894, Carl Riff Collection
- ↑ Digby Courier, April 3, 1895, Carl Riff Collection
- ↑ "KENTVILLE HIT BY ANOTHER FIRE The D.A.R. Roundhouse and Engine Sheds Burned and Two Locomotives Destroyed", Digby Courier, July 9, 1915, Carl Riff Notes
Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List
Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, page 348
External Links
- Locomotive No. 12 on the Kingsport Wharf in the McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3977 at Kingsport, circa 1911 (an enlargement of the photo in Ness Vol. I, page 5 Also cataloged as Image STR03977a.
- No. 12 with a train in a town - Canada Science and Technology Museum, Image STR03976a.
