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No.26 was built by Baldwin for the DAR in 1901. It was a near twin to [[DAR0025|No. 25]].
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No.26 was the last [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] on the DAR and after an eventful career it became a much photographed relic from the earlier days of the DAR in ts final years working light duties out of [[Kentvillle]]. The locomotive was built by Baldwin for the DAR in 1901. It was a near twin to [[DAR0025|No. 25]].
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In 1915, No. 26 with engineer Ben Hartlen fought an epic three day battle against 26 foot snow drifts at [[Grafton]] on the [[:Category:Subdivision Weston| North Mountain Line.]](1)
 
  
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On October 12, 1920, No. 26 was being driven by engineer Harry Walsh and fireman Fred Yould as the lead locomotive in a double headed freight from [[Truro]] with [[DAR0027|No. 27]]. Both engines were badly wrecked after striking pigs or a cow at high speed at [[Lower Truro]]. Fireman Fred Yould was killed.(2)
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In 1915, No. 26 with engineer Ben Hartlen fought an epic three day battle against 26 foot snow drifts at [[Grafton]] on the [[:Category:Subdivision Weston| North Mountain Line.]]<ref>[[Bishop, George|George Bishop]] "Railway Notes", ''Kentville Advertiser'', March 2, 1939.</ref>
  
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No. 26 was rebuilt and served for many more years. It became the last [[:Category:4-4-0|4-4-0]] locomotive on the DAR and was photographed a great deal in its final years when it worked as a switcher in the [[Kentville Railyard]] and pulled the school train to [[Kingsport]]. It was scrapped in [[Kentville]] in 1941.(3)
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On October 12, 1920, No. 26 was being driven by engineer Harry Walsh and fireman Fred Yould as the lead locomotive in a double headed freight from [[Truro]] with [[DAR0027|No. 27]]. Both engines were badly wrecked after striking pigs or a cow at high speed at [[Lower Truro]]. Fireman Fred Yould was killed.<ref>J.B. King "Pigs Ditch 2 Engines, Kill Midland Fireman: Writers Discourse on DAR Old Timers", ''Halifax Chronicle Herald''.</ref>
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No. 26 was rebuilt and served for many more years under three different names. Working its final days as the DAR’s last 4-4-0 it worked as a switcher in the [[Kentville Railyard]] and pulled the school train to [[Kingsport]]. It was scrapped in [[Kentville]] in 1941.<ref>[[McBride, Charles|Charles McBride]] DAR Locomotive List</ref>
  
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===Names===
 
No. 26 was first given the name "President".  In the 1920s, the locomotive was renamed "Governor Cox" and by 1929 it was named "Kent".  
 
No. 26 was first given the name "President".  In the 1920s, the locomotive was renamed "Governor Cox" and by 1929 it was named "Kent".  
  
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* "Governor Cox": Nicholas Cox, British Army officer in colonial Nova Scotia, later Lt. Governor of Gaspe  
 
* "Governor Cox": Nicholas Cox, British Army officer in colonial Nova Scotia, later Lt. Governor of Gaspe  
 
* "Kent": Edward Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, military commander in Nova Scotia
 
* "Kent": Edward Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, military commander in Nova Scotia
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:DAR0026d.jpg|[[DAR0026|No. 26]] "President", builder's photo, 1901.
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Image:DAR0026c.jpg|DAR No. 26 "President", circa 1910.
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Image:DAR Wreck 1.jpg|Double header wreck, 1920 at [[Lower Truro]] involving [[DAR0026|No. 26]] and [[DAR0027|27]].
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Image:DAR Wreck 2.jpg|Double header wreck, 1920 at [[Lower Truro]] involving [[DAR0026|No. 26]] and [[DAR0027|27]].
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Image:DAR0026b.jpg|Kent, locomotive [[DAR0026|No. 26]], circa 1930.
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Image:DAR0026a.jpg|No. 26 "Kent" June 18, 1936 at [[Kentville]].
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Image:DAR0026e.jpg|[[DAR0026|No. 26]] "Kent" at Kentville, circa 1937.
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Image:Highlightskent.jpg|Page from ''[[Highlights of Nova Scotia History]]'', showing the history of No. 26's name, "Kent"
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</gallery>
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Other Known Photographs:
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* [http://www.images.technomuses.ca/searchpf.php?id=16592&lang=en Stephens Collection, Canada Science and Technology Museum, STR08349 (in Kentville, circa 1940, lettered "Kent", W. Rawdingson in cab, photo by M. Acham)]
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* Photo of locomotive on page 43, Locomotive Quarterly, Spring 1998, Vol XXI, Number 3, photo collection of [[:Category:Kenneth S. Macdonald Photo|Kenneth S. Macdonald]].
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* [[M. Allen Gibson]], ''[[Train Time]]'', Windsor: Lancelot Press (1973) page 22 (leaving Kentville for Kingsport, 1937)
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* Bruce Nett, ''The Dominion Atlantic Railway Times'', (Summer 1994) page 3: top (builders photo 1901 lettered "President"); middle (lettered Governor Cox, c. 1920s), bottom (lettered Kent, 1930s)
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*Merrilees Collection, Library and Archives Canada, Glass Negative builders photo 1901 C-013768
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*[[Warden, George|George Warden]] Collection, Musquodoboit Railway Museum, MRM 761.1.816
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==References and Footnotes==
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<references/>
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* [[:Category:Jim O'Donnell Collection|Jim O'Donnell]] "Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive Roster"
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* [[Omer Lavallée]], ''[[Canadian Pacific Steam Locomotives]]'', p. 348, 352.
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==External Links==
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[[Category:Steam]]
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[[Category:4-4-0]]
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[[Category:Baldwin Locomotive Works]]
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==

Revision as of 19:56, 16 April 2011

Dominion Atlantic Railway Locomotive No. 26 "President", "Governor Cox", "Kent"

No. 26, in Kentville circa 1937

Wheel Arrangement: 4-4-0

Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in March 1901.

  • Builder No. 18998
  • 18" x 24" cylinders
  • 66" drivers.

No.26 was the last 4-4-0 on the DAR and after an eventful career it became a much photographed relic from the earlier days of the DAR in ts final years working light duties out of Kentvillle. The locomotive was built by Baldwin for the DAR in 1901. It was a near twin to No. 25.

In 1915, No. 26 with engineer Ben Hartlen fought an epic three day battle against 26 foot snow drifts at Grafton on the North Mountain Line.[1]

On October 12, 1920, No. 26 was being driven by engineer Harry Walsh and fireman Fred Yould as the lead locomotive in a double headed freight from Truro with No. 27. Both engines were badly wrecked after striking pigs or a cow at high speed at Lower Truro. Fireman Fred Yould was killed.[2]

No. 26 was rebuilt and served for many more years under three different names. Working its final days as the DAR’s last 4-4-0 it worked as a switcher in the Kentville Railyard and pulled the school train to Kingsport. It was scrapped in Kentville in 1941.[3]

Names

No. 26 was first given the name "President". In the 1920s, the locomotive was renamed "Governor Cox" and by 1929 it was named "Kent".

Name Origins:

  • "President": uncertain
  • "Governor Cox": Nicholas Cox, British Army officer in colonial Nova Scotia, later Lt. Governor of Gaspe
  • "Kent": Edward Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, military commander in Nova Scotia

Gallery

Other Known Photographs:

References and Footnotes

  1. ↑ George Bishop "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, March 2, 1939.
  2. ↑ J.B. King "Pigs Ditch 2 Engines, Kill Midland Fireman: Writers Discourse on DAR Old Timers", Halifax Chronicle Herald.
  3. ↑ Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List

External Links

Gallery

Other Known Photographs:

References and Footnotes

(1)George Bishop "Railway Notes", Kentville Advertiser, March 2, 1939.

(2) J.B. King "Pigs Ditch 2 Engines, Kill Midland Fireman: Writers Discourse on DAR Old Timers", Halifax Chronicle Herald.

(3) Charles McBride DAR Locomotive List

External Links

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