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| − | Began as Nova Scotia Railway No. | + | Began as Nova Scotia Railway No. 23. |
| − | Later Intercolonial Railway No. | + | Later Intercolonial Railway No. 23. |
| − | Rebuilt by [[:Category:Portland Works|Portland Works]] with 12 x 24" cylinders in 1875 and traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 6, part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges. | + | Rebuilt by [[:Category:Portland Works|Portland Works]] with 12 x 24" cylinders in 1875 and traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 6 "Hiawatha", part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges. |
Became DAR No. 3 in 1893 | Became DAR No. 3 in 1893 | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 1 November 2008
Dominion Atlantic Railway Steam Locomotive No. 3, "Gaspereaux"
Built by Kingston Locomotive Works in 1866.
- Builder No. 63-64
- 12" x 22" cylinders
- 60" drivers.
Began as Nova Scotia Railway No. 23.
Later Intercolonial Railway No. 23.
Rebuilt by Portland Works with 12 x 24" cylinders in 1875 and traded to the Windsor & Annapolis Railway where it became W&A No. 6 "Hiawatha", part of a swap of nine standard gauge ICR locomotives for nine broad gauge W&A locomotives in a government plan to standardize gauges.
Became DAR No. 3 in 1893
Gallery
References and Footnotes
J.B. King, "Windsor & Annapolis Railway Motive Power Presents Throny Problems", Halifax Chronicle Herald, Sat. May 24, 1958, p. 20
