Train No. 20

Train No. 20

Circa 1910 to circa 1935: Digby to Annapolis Royal Suburban Passenger Train - Daily Except Sunday

Operating on the Yarmouth Subdivision.

This DAR passenger train reflected the growth of Digby as a regional centre, drawing on Annapolis Royal and adjacent villages as a bedroom communities. In 1911, it left Digby at 4:00 pm and arrived at Annapolis Royal at 5:15pm. On January 3, 1926 it was rescheduled to leave Digby at 4:30 pm and arrive in Annapolis Royal at 5:30pm, running complimentary to Train No. 19 which left Annapolis Royal at 9:00 am.(1) Along the way, the train stopped only at Clementsport and Bear River.(3) The Digby departure was adjusted to 5:00 pm by 1931.(3) The train does not appear to have survived the fall in passenger travel in the Depression and growth of car traffic, as it disappeared by 1937.(4)

References

(1)"Train Service on DAR Will Provide Better Facilities", Kentville Advertiser, Jan. 1, 1926, p. 3, Nova Scotia Archives and Records Manangement Microfilm Reel 4050.

(2) 1929 Dominion Atlantic Railway Passenger Time Table - June 21, 1929

(3) 1931 "Time Table No. 77 For Employees June 21, 1931", Dominion Atlantic Railway, p. 3

(4) 1937 Dominion Atlantic Railway Passenger Time Table - June 1, 1937