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BC Rail Britannia Beach
2013.6.36.1.045.05 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken in Britannia Beach looking at the Ana-Canada Britannia Mines Ltd. Image captured the view of the concentrated ore dock with BC Rail in the foreground. The mine was closed on November 1, 1974.

2013.6.36.1.054.24 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a concentrator mill. The mine was closed for good on November 1, 1974. An auction of all residual equipment took place in August 1975. B.C. Museum of Mining is located mid-right of the photo.

2013.6.36.1.054.37 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the general view of the yards of the Anaconda Britannia Mine. Visible is the main portal and the top of ore bins. Images displays railway shops at the rear, with locomotive #4 and powder car found in the middle distance.

2013.6.36.1.054.36 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a derelict mine electric railway. Visible is auctioned equipment awaiting removal. Equipment included an 18 ton, locomotive #4, and ten hopper cars. Anaconda Britannia Mine had closed on November 1, 1974.

2013.6.36.1.054.38 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a derelict mine electric railway . Visible is one of four surviving large flat cars at the Anaconda Britannia Mine. It was sold at the auction that was held in August, 1975 after the mine was closed on November 1, 1974.

2013.6.36.1.054.28 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a derelict mine electric railway in Britannia Beach. Visible is an ambulance car that was painted silver and was made of steel. It was likely to be cut up on site for scraps. Anacanada Britannia Mine closed on November 1, 1974.

2013.6.36.1.054.39 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a mine electric railway. Visible is a powder car that was painted red and head a wooden box. It was used twice weekly on the explosives haul till the Anaconda Britannia Mine was closed on November 1, 1974.

2013.6.36.1.054.29 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photo depits a mule locomotive. A contractor from Calgray won the contract to remove the rails of the Anaconda Britannia Mine that was closed on November 1, 1974. The contractor bought the locomotive to do the job. It pulled out 2000-3000 ft. of twin sets of rails from the far end of a tunnel to open air at this point. Then, it unbolted them further into lengths and stocked them for shipment possibly to the Yukon.

2013.6.36.1.054.40 · Item · 30 Sept. 1975
Part of David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a view of some of the auctioned mine railway equipment in the yards of the Anaconda Britannia Mine. Visible on the left are repair shops and dump ore cars. On the left are flat cars including one with pole support used to depoit graphite grease on an overhead copper cable.