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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 545==
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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 545 "Howe"==
  
This locomotive is a class D6d built in November of 1903 by Sashsische Maschinenbau A.G., Chemnitz, Germany (Saxon Locomotive Machine Works) and these type are often referred to as a [[:Category:Saxon Locomotive Machine Works|"Saxon"]].
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Wheel Arrangement: [[:Category:4-6-0|4-6-0]]
  
Never listed as a D.A.R. unit in any MP 14, it was never the less loaned to the D.A.R according to photos of the unit on DAR trackage. The last time the unit was listed was in the MP14 1944 (1).
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Built by [[:Category:Saxon Locomotive Machine Works|Sashsische Maschinenbau A.G., Chemnitz, Germany (Saxon Locomotive Machine Works)]] in November 1903.
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*Builder No. 2832
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*20" x 26" cylinders
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*63" drivers
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*53' wheelbase length, engine and tender
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*63' 3" overall pilot to tender coupler
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*CPR Class: [[Category:D6d|D6d]]
  
Jim O'Donnell however in his roster indicates:
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Built as CPR No. 545, it arrived on the DAR by 1929 and was given the name "Howe".<ref>''[[Highlights of Nova Scotia History]]'' Dominion Atlantic Railway (1929) First Edition. (A booklet about the name, number and historical names of DAR locomotives.)</ref> It left [[Kentville]] to be returned to the CPR's Angus Shops on Nov. 2, 1935.<ref>"DAR Notes", ''Halifax Herald'', Nov. 5, 1935, Carl Riff Collection.</ref> and was scrapped in April 1937.<ref>[[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"</ref>
Diereville  re Membertou D6d  4-6-0  Blt. Saxon  1-04;  c/n  2839.
 
  To  DAR 5-37;  scrapped 12-39.
 
  
==References and Footnotes==
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Name Origin: Joseph Howe, visionary Nova Scotian political leader who won responsible government.<ref>''[[Highlights of Nova Scotia History]]'' Dominion Atlantic Railway (1929) First Edition. (A booklet about the name, number and historical names of DAR locomotives.)</ref>
  
==External Links==
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==Gallery==
*(1) [http://www.cpsig.ca/data/Equipment_List/MP14_1944_Equipment.pdf January 1, 1944 CPR Motive Power Roster M.P. 14 at CPHA, p. 10.]
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<gallery>
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File:CSTM-MAT003599.jpg|Locomotive [[DAR0545|No. 545]] at [[:Category:CPR Angus Shops|Angus Shops]] in Montreal circa 1937.
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Image:Highlightshowelowres.jpg|Last page from [[Highlights of Nova Scotia History]] booklet explaining the name origin of [[DAR0545|No. 545]].
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</gallery>
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===Known Photographs of this locomotive===  
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* [https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/arch/235/STR-18262_c53c0270ee61d3ec5eb69c542f544c50a450e433.jpeg No.545 at Windsor, Harold Jenkins Photo].  Ingenium Archives, Science and Technology Railway Collection, STR18262]
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* [https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/arch/95/MAT-03599_70cd212d56d7e9630afe7cbcb08fb36c49131a17.jpeg No. 545 'Howe' from Ingenium Archives, Aubrey Mattingly Transportation Collection, MAT-03599]. The museum identifies this as locomotive 543 but this is likely a misreading of the front number. The indistinct name on the cab side is short, like 'Howe'.  The museum also dates this as sometime in 1930, which is not the year of scrapping. The locomotive in the picture has no main rod attached but it may be lying on the running board above.
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===References and Footnotes===
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Latest revision as of 18:09, 8 October 2024

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 545 "Howe"

Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0

Built by Sashsische Maschinenbau A.G., Chemnitz, Germany (Saxon Locomotive Machine Works) in November 1903.

  • Builder No. 2832
  • 20" x 26" cylinders
  • 63" drivers
  • 53' wheelbase length, engine and tender
  • 63' 3" overall pilot to tender coupler
  • CPR Class:

Built as CPR No. 545, it arrived on the DAR by 1929 and was given the name "Howe".[1] It left Kentville to be returned to the CPR's Angus Shops on Nov. 2, 1935.[2] and was scrapped in April 1937.[3]

Name Origin: Joseph Howe, visionary Nova Scotian political leader who won responsible government.[4]

Gallery

Known Photographs of this locomotive

References and Footnotes

  1. Highlights of Nova Scotia History Dominion Atlantic Railway (1929) First Edition. (A booklet about the name, number and historical names of DAR locomotives.)
  2. "DAR Notes", Halifax Herald, Nov. 5, 1935, Carl Riff Collection.
  3. Jim O'Donnell "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
  4. Highlights of Nova Scotia History Dominion Atlantic Railway (1929) First Edition. (A booklet about the name, number and historical names of DAR locomotives.)