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DAR000850
Dominion Atlantic Number 850
Builder: Canada Foundry Company, Toronto
Builder's Number: C70
DAR number 850 was a large Bucyrus style steam-powered shovel or excavator. The long cab house the steam engine, coal supply and winches. The large booms and bucket swivelled independently from the front, supported by outrigger legs. The steam shovel often worked the Round Hill Ballast Pit[1] and the Oak Island Ballast Pit. Crew at the Oak Island pit were Reg MacGill and Walter Wood.[2]
Gallery
- Kalkman9A.jpg
DAR Steam Shovel No. 850 right hand side at the Oak Island Ballast Pit in New Minas, circa 1918.
- Kalkman9B.jpg
DAR Steam Shovel No. 850 left hand side at the Oak Island Ballast Pit in New Minas, circa 1918.
- Kalkman8A.jpg
DAR Steam Shovel No. 850 with builders information and five visitors at the Oak Island Ballast Pit in New Minas, circa 1918.
- Kalkman8B.jpg
DAR Steam Shovel No. 850 with builders information and two visitors at the Oak Island Ballast Pit in New Minas, circa 1918.
Steam Shovel 850 with boom and dipper removed at Kentville by the British Canadian Fruit Association Kentville warehouse, circa 1940.
References and Footnotes
- ↑ "Round Hill Ballast Pit Photo Envelope" Leon Barron Collection, Kings County Museum
- ↑ Inscription on photo in the Tony Kalkman collection, shared in DAR-DPI.ca Facebook post, March 13, 2023
