DAR1015

Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1015.

A D10h class locomotive, No. 1015 was built by the Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) in June of 1912, builders number 50989. It was originally numbered CPR 2792, but renumbered as CPR 1015 in in December 1913.^[1] Although, never officially transferred to the DAR from the CPR, it served in Nova Scotia for a considerable time. It arrived on the DAR in Feburary 1945^[2] and according to notes in the MP14 1944 of J. Mauley^[3] and officially loaned to the DAR in January of 1946. No. 1015 survived a head-on collision with DAR No. 1111 in Digby on July 19, 1956. It was scrapped in September 1960.^[4]

Gallery

No. 1015 at unknown location, possibly Kentville, unknown date.
No. 1015 at Windsor, date unknown.
DAR engine No. 1015 leads a freight train across the Avon River Bridge at Windsor, late 1940s, early 1950s.
No. 1015 at Windsor in August of 1952.
No. 1015 at Truro in June 1956.
No. 1015 takes on water at Windsor, date unknown.
Locomotive No. 1015 with a freight near Digby at an unknown date, circa. 1950.
Collision between locomotives No. 1015 and No. 1111 at Digby, on July 19, 1956.
Collision between locomotives No. 1015 and No. 1111 at Digby, on July 19, 1956.
DAR crew extricates No. 1015 after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
No. 1015 and tank cars after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
No. 1015 after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, with Big Joggins Bridge in the background July 19, 1956.
Locomotive No. 1015 after a collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
Crane No. 802 arrives to lift locomotive 1015 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
Wreck Crane No. 802 prepares to lift locomotive No. 1015 after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
Crane No. 802 lifting locomotive 1015, after collision with No. 1111 at Digby, July 19, 1956.
No. 1015 leads a Midland mixed train over a crossing at Mantua on August 28, 1956.
No. 1015 leads a Midland mixed train over a crossing at Mantua on August 28, 1956.
No. 1015 on the Digby Wharf spur, probably in 1959.
No. 1015 on the Digby Wharf spur, probably in 1959.