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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 4, "Aurora" == | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 4, "Aurora" == | ||
| − | Built by Flemming in Saint John, New Brunswick. | + | |
| + | Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] | ||
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| + | Built by Flemming in Saint John, New Brunswick.(1) Or by Rogers(2).Or by Portland(3) | ||
*Builder No.: 208 | *Builder No.: 208 | ||
*15"x22" cylinders | *15"x22" cylinders | ||
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(2) [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List | (2) [[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List | ||
| − | ( | + | (3) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster" |
Known Photographs: | Known Photographs: | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 4 November 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 4, "Aurora"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0
Built by Flemming in Saint John, New Brunswick.(1) Or by Rogers(2).Or by Portland(3)
- Builder No.: 208
- 15"x22" cylinders
- 66" drivers
Began as Eastern and Euorpean Railway No. 9 "Ossekeag".
Later Intercolonial Railway No. 32.
In 1875, it was rebuilt by Flemming with 18"x24" cylinders and traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 4 "Blomidon", part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges.(1)
Charles McBride's list identifies it as locomotive No. 5 of the Windsor and Atantic.(2) Jim O'Donnell's lists identifies it as locomotive No. 1 of the Western Counties Railway.(3)
It became DAR No. 4 "Aurora" in 1893.
Gallery
References and Footnotes
(1) J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Throny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20
(2) Charles McBride "Dominion Atlantic Railway I" Locomotive List
(3) Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
Known Photographs:
- McQuinn Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, Ottawa, N-3967
