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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>
 
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>
  
 
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>
 
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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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.

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References and Footnotes

  1. Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume Two), page 4
  2. [“Two Trains Collide at Windsor Junction”, Halifax Herald, Nov. 7, 1894; Digby Courier, Nov. 8, 1894, Carl Riff Collection
  3. Digby Courier, April 3, 1895, Carl Riff Collection
  4. "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

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