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David Davies Railway Collection
2013.6 · Coleção · [before 2020]

The David Davies Railway Collection encompasses all facets of railway history specifically in the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The collection consists of research material accumulated over the course of more than fifty years, and includes monographs, periodicals, articles, clippings, railway timetables, photographs, maps and plans, and excerpts. Material covers public, tourist, and private (industrial) railways, including: CPR, KVR, E&N; CNR, CNoR, GTPR; and PGER, BCR. The collection excludes material regarding streetcar systems and rapid transit, but includes long distance electric interurbans.

PGE/BC Rail Dease Lake extension
2013.6.22.2.6 · Dossiê/Processo · 2010-2013
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

File consists of research material regarding Pacific Great Eastern Railway and BC Rail Dease Lake extension. Predominantly consists of photocopy reproductions, excerpts from books, and clippings from periodicals. Includes the following works: "PGE/BCR: Dease Lake Extension - First 25 Years, 1968 to 1993"; PGE/BCR Dease Lake Branch Progress at end of 1974; "Dease Lake or Bust: BC Rail's Takla Sub, a Socred Mega-Project, Lives On" by Johnson; and "To Alaska or Bust on a Mixed Train: Was BCR's Dease Lake line too late...or too early?" by Patterson and McMillan. Also includes a map of the Dease Lake extension annotated by Davies.

CNR heavy duty snow plow
2013.6.36.1.109.24 · Item · [Jan. 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR heavy duty plow, built in 1939. Became property of the Kamloops Heritagae Railway Society. Image captures a close up of the coupler and moveable lower front plate.

Alberni Pacific Railway train
2013.6.36.1.136.16 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a train commencing its trip in its yard, not at the station, in Port Alberni. Locomotive at the lower/city end (ie formation at the end of the last trip). It, at the time, needed to get to the head-end, so it took the siding.

Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway main line
2013.6.36.1.136.18 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken on the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway main line out of Port Alberni with run-around siding over the right out of sight. Yard is found towards the rear. On the left, there was private trackage of the Nordeske paper mill that was in daily use until December 31, 2001 when Rail America stopped runnning freights because the mill went to road transport.

Alberni Pacific Railway water tank
2013.6.36.1.136.25 · Item · [May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a water tank car used for fighting line side fires. Propery of Alberni Pacific tourist railway. Sat in a yard in Port Alberni. Formerly owned by Crown Zellerbach of Ladysmith.

Tank car
2013.6.36.1.136.26 · Item · [May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an old tank car owned by a logging railway on Vancouver Island, parked at the end of a spur behind a locomotive shed of the Alberni Pacific Railway.

McLean sawmill switcher
2013.6.36.1.136.29 · Item · [May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a tiny switcher that belonged to the McLean sawmill and was buily by Buda of New Westminster, circa 1927. Sat on unconnected trackage adjacent to the Alberni Pacific Railway and was part of a sawmill exhibit.

Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive
2013.6.36.1.136.15 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway locomotive built in 1929 by Baldwin. After at least four years of restoration, it commenced running in 2001. It was spotted outside of a locomotive shed in Port Alberni.

Logging caboose
2013.6.36.1.136.28 · Item · [May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a primitive logging caboose. Believed to have been built by or for the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway in 1898.

Alberni Pacific Railway train
2013.6.36.1.136.14 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Pacific Rails Convention of Victoria on a field trip to Port Alberni. Travelling on the Alberni Pacific Railway to visit a steam-driven sawmill at its outer terminal. Chartered trip for convention members (one coach/bus load) as the line was not yet open for the tourist season.

Alberni Pacific Railway train
2013.6.36.1.136.20 · Item · [19 May 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an Alberni Pacific Railway train travelling on Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway track, not used since 2002 and was now at the beginning of a connecting spur to a steam sawmill museum. It was built in 2000, but commenced in the 2001 summer season.

CNR heavy duty snow plow
2013.6.36.1.109.25 · Item · [Jan. 2007]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR heavy duty plow, built in 1939. Became property of the Kamloops Heritagae Railway Society. Photo captures details of a door on its left side.

Okanagan Valley Railway freight
2013.6.36.1.137.01 · Item · Sept. 2006
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts 2 car freight near Oyama on the CN branch from Kelowna to Vernon. The lead locomotive was lettered "Hudson Bay Railway." Central Kansas Railway may be a parent.

Comox Logging Railway device
2013.6.36.1.141.03 · Item · [28 Apr. 2006]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a homemade (?) device used to scour boiler tubs of scale. Taken at the former site of the Comox Logging Railway's yard and maintenance facilities.

Port Alberni station
2013.6.36.1.136.13 · Item · Oct. 2005
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a renovated Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway station in Port Alberni. It was now used by Alberni Pacific tourist railway.

Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway, Alberni branch line
2013.6.36.1.140.23 · Item · Oct. 2005
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Alberni branch line, one mile east of the former Cameron Lake station. At this point, Highway 4 and rails "touch" each other for about 100 yards, but it was hardly noticable in those days because of bush growth.

Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway, Parksville
2013.6.36.1.140.25 · Item · Oct. 2005
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway trackage in Parksville. Looking north beyond the junction with the Alberni branch line. The spur on the left seemed to be used, but the siding on the right did not.

Shed in Brookmere
2013.6.36.1.108.02 · Item · 9 Apr. 2004
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a privately owned preserved shed that was in good shape considering it was not part of any scheme. It was found beside a water tower.

CNR tractor
2013.6.36.1.114.01 · Item · [May 2004]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CNR tractor, an old piece of Maintenance of Way equipment coverted to haul equipment required to run at low speeds. It also saved switchers.

CPR Kamloops westbound freight
2013.6.36.1.104.17 · Item · [13 May 2004]
Parte de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts westbound freight undergoing a crew change. The second and third locomotives were brand new "Alaska Railways." Presumed to be delivered to Alaska, but the engineer Davies spoke to said that they were on lease to the CPR.