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| − | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1 | + | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1 "Queen Mab" == |
| − | Built by Rogers. 12" x 24" | + | Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] |
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| + | Built by Rogers in 1860 | ||
| + | *Builder No.: 1691 | ||
| + | *Cylinders: 12" x 24" | ||
| + | *Drivers: 56" | ||
| + | *Name Origin: Queen Mab is queen of the fairies in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", a play which supplied the name of several W & A locomotives inherited byt he DAR. | ||
Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange" | Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange" | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
| + | Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" | ||
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| + | Charle McBride Locomotive List | ||
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J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Throny Problems", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20 | J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Throny Problems", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald'', Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20 | ||
| − | McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3966 | + | Known Photographs: |
| + | * McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3966 | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Steam]] | [[Category:Steam]] | ||
[[Category:4-4-0]] | [[Category:4-4-0]] | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 4 November 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1 "Queen Mab"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Rogers in 1860
- Builder No.: 1691
- Cylinders: 12" x 24"
- Drivers: 56"
- Name Origin: Queen Mab is queen of the fairies in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", a play which supplied the name of several W & A locomotives inherited byt he DAR.
Began as Atlanta Railroad, named "Westpointe" and "LaGrange"
Sold to Fredericton Branch Railway, named "L.A. Wilmot"
Sold to the Cornwallis Valley Railway as No. 1 in 1888
Became Windsor & Annapolis Railway No. 13 in 1890
Became DAR No. 1 in 1893
Gallery
References and Footnotes
Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
Charle McBride Locomotive List
J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Throny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20
Known Photographs:
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3966
