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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 544 "Hebert"== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 544 "Hebert"== | ||
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Built by [[:Category:Saxon Locomotive Machine Works|Sashsische Maschinenbau A.G., Chemnitz, Germany (Saxon Locomotive Machine Works)]] in November 1903. | Built by [[:Category:Saxon Locomotive Machine Works|Sashsische Maschinenbau A.G., Chemnitz, Germany (Saxon Locomotive Machine Works)]] in November 1903. | ||
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*53' wheelbase length, engine and tender | *53' wheelbase length, engine and tender | ||
*63' 3" overall pilot to tender coupler | *63' 3" overall pilot to tender coupler | ||
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Built as CPR No. 965, it was renumbered CPR 544 in April 1908. It arrived on the DAR by 1929(2) and was given the name "Herbert". The locomotive was transferred to DAR ownership in May 1937 and scrapped in April 1944.(2) | Built as CPR No. 965, it was renumbered CPR 544 in April 1908. It arrived on the DAR by 1929(2) and was given the name "Herbert". The locomotive was transferred to DAR ownership in May 1937 and scrapped in April 1944.(2) | ||
Revision as of 08:19, 24 August 2009
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 544 "Hebert"
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-0
Built by Sashsische Maschinenbau A.G., Chemnitz, Germany (Saxon Locomotive Machine Works) in November 1903.
- Builder No. 2831
- 20" x 26" cylinders
- 63" drivers
- 53' wheelbase length, engine and tender
- 63' 3" overall pilot to tender coupler
- CPR Class: D6d
Built as CPR No. 965, it was renumbered CPR 544 in April 1908. It arrived on the DAR by 1929(2) and was given the name "Herbert". The locomotive was transferred to DAR ownership in May 1937 and scrapped in April 1944.(2)
Name Origin: Louis Hebert, apothecary with Champlain and DeMonts at Port Royal in 1604.(4)
Gallery
No. 544 with original CPR number in Saxon Engine works advertisement, circa 1906.
References and Footnotes
(1) & (3)Omer Lavallée, Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives, pages 247, 349
(2)&(4) Highlights of Nova Scotia History Dominion Atlantic Railway (1929) First Edition, booklet about the name, number and historical names of DAR locomotives.
1941 Canadian Pacific Railway Summary Of Equipment, Form M.P. 14 - January 1, 1941, page 15.
