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==Dominion Atlantic Railway Buffet Observation Parlour Car, Grand Pre== | ==Dominion Atlantic Railway Buffet Observation Parlour Car, Grand Pre== | ||
| − | + | * Built 1889 by Barney and Smith | |
| + | * 72 feet over couplers | ||
| + | * 65 feet over frame | ||
| + | * six wheel trucks | ||
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| + | A sister to [[DARANNAPOLISROYAL|Annapolis Royal]](1), this car began as the Canadian Pacific sleeper "Ivanhoe". It was renamed "Peninsula" and converted to a buffet observation car for the DAR in 1923 and named "Grand Pre". In May 1946 it was renumbered as 411511 and converted to a crew rest car and stationed on a side track in Yarmouth. It was scrapped in July 1960. | ||
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| + | Note: The 1944 CPR MP14 D.A.R. section, it is listed as a seating capacity of 22 people in the main section and 6 in the smoking section with a length of 68'-5"(2) while the 1941 MP 14 gives a length of 65' with capacity of 22 non-smoking and 26 smoking.(3) | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References and Footnotes== | ==References and Footnotes== | ||
*(1) [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two), back cover | *(1) [[Gary W. Ness]] in [[Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway]] (Volume Two), back cover | ||
| − | *(2) [[:Category:MP14FORMS|C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters]] | + | *(2) [[:Category:MP14FORMS|C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters, 1944, page 40]] |
| + | *(3) [http://dardpi.ca/wiki/index.php?title=19410101-MP14 1941 MP14 DAR Section, page 39] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | [http://www.cptracks.ca/data/folio_passenger/5455-7.pdf Plan of similar converted Barney & Smith car, Business No. 16] | |
[[Category:Passenger]] | [[Category:Passenger]] | ||
[[Category:Parlor and Observation]] | [[Category:Parlor and Observation]] | ||
Revision as of 22:20, 22 December 2013
Dominion Atlantic Railway Buffet Observation Parlour Car, Grand Pre
- Built 1889 by Barney and Smith
- 72 feet over couplers
- 65 feet over frame
- six wheel trucks
A sister to Annapolis Royal(1), this car began as the Canadian Pacific sleeper "Ivanhoe". It was renamed "Peninsula" and converted to a buffet observation car for the DAR in 1923 and named "Grand Pre". In May 1946 it was renumbered as 411511 and converted to a crew rest car and stationed on a side track in Yarmouth. It was scrapped in July 1960.
Note: The 1944 CPR MP14 D.A.R. section, it is listed as a seating capacity of 22 people in the main section and 6 in the smoking section with a length of 68'-5"(2) while the 1941 MP 14 gives a length of 65' with capacity of 22 non-smoking and 26 smoking.(3)
Gallery
Train No. 98 at Windsor on Sept.10, 1937. No. 2552 is leading the train today. Observation car is most likely the Grand Pré.
Grand Pre in front of the Kentville Car Shop circa 1938.
DAR Observation Car Grand Pré at Kentville on May 11, 1946.
References and Footnotes
- (1) Gary W. Ness in Canadian Pacific's Dominion Atlantic Railway (Volume Two), back cover
- (2) C.P.R. M.P. 14 Motive Power Rosters, 1944, page 40
- (3) 1941 MP14 DAR Section, page 39
External Links
Plan of similar converted Barney & Smith car, Business No. 16
