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Image:KentYardBuildings2.JPG|Kentville roundhouse, turntable and shops from the coaling tower, 1940s or 50s. | Image:KentYardBuildings2.JPG|Kentville roundhouse, turntable and shops from the coaling tower, 1940s or 50s. | ||
Image:Dar2665a.jpg|[[DAR2665|No. 2665]] departing Kentville in August 1951 leading [[Train No. 95]]. Visible is [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]] in the background and the roof of the Machine Shop's stores shed. | Image:Dar2665a.jpg|[[DAR2665|No. 2665]] departing Kentville in August 1951 leading [[Train No. 95]]. Visible is [[Kentville Sanding Tower|sanding tower]] in the background and the roof of the Machine Shop's stores shed. | ||
| + | Image:CPR8131-8132.jpg|[[CPR8131|No. 8131]] and [[CPR8132|No. 8132]] with the north wall of the [[Kentville Machine Shop|machine shop]] to the right besde the [[Kentville Roundhouse|turntable]]. The [[Kentville Car Shop|car shops]] and [[Kentville Boiler Plant|power plant]] are on the left, August 1959. | ||
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Revision as of 10:27, 24 September 2008
Kentville Machine Shops
The machine shops stood between the roundhouse and sanding tower. They included an attached blacksmith shop and stores building. Two large doors faced east allowing locomotives and rolling stock to enter for major service work.
Gallery
Kentville roundhouse, turntable and shops from the coaling tower, 1940s or 50s.
No. 2665 departing Kentville in August 1951 leading Train No. 95. Visible is sanding tower in the background and the roof of the Machine Shop's stores shed.
No. 8131 and No. 8132 with the north wall of the machine shop to the right besde the turntable. The car shops and power plant are on the left, August 1959.
References and Footnotes
Kentville Fire Insurance Plans 1967
