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David Davies Railway Collection
2013.6 · Collection · [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.

BC Rail Squamish yards
2013.6.36.1.045.17 · Pièce · [8 June 1974]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts northbound freight in Britannia Beach. A concentrator (copper) of Ana-Canada Company is found in the background.

BC Rail Porteau Cove
2013.6.36.1.045.28 · Pièce · [19 July 1975]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a speeder proceeding north to Squamish. Davies notes that it was easier to lift a speeder over the blades than work the switch.

PGE Quesnel
2013.6.36.1.045.30 · Pièce · 1966
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph location is unknown, but Davies stated it to be possibly somewhere north of Quesnel. A bridge is visible.

PGE Australian
2013.6.36.1.045.37 · Pièce · [6 July 1966]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a northbound 4 unit Budd passenger train at the flag stop in Australian, BC.

PGE Squamish
2013.6.36.1.045.44 · Pièce · Sept. 1966
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken from the depot in Squamish that runs a half a mile spur down to a dumping site beside the Squamish River. Image displays the log dump looking towards the east with the depot in the background, towards the right.

BC Rail Fort St. James
2013.6.36.1.045.52 · Pièce · [10 July 1980]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a switcher and a way freight locomotive that was stationed in Fort St. James. The passenger train ran from Driftwood to Fort St. James.

BC Rail Prince George
2013.6.36.1.045.59 · Pièce · [12 July 1980]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the passenger depot in Prince George, sited on a dead-end spur. It is situated in an industrial park some miles away from the city centre.

PGE Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.046.03 · Pièce · [July 1969]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the depot in Seton Portage. A northbound Dayliner of 3 Budd cars that have stopped are visible. This train ran daily from North Vancouver to Lillooet.

PGE Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.046.05 · Pièce · 2 Aug. 1969
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph taken at the end of the Pacific Great Eastern passing loop near the Portage River. Image captures the general view of a rail lifting train about to commence work. The train moved backwards at a slow walking pace and picked up rails. Track fastening were collected by 2 men and thrown on a flat car.

PGE Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.046.06 · Pièce · [July 1969]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts 5 attached cars which are nearest to the camera and belong to the "Bridge and Building" work train. They were set at the location for a week before travelling to Hanceville.

PGE Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.046.11 · Pièce · 2 Aug. 1969
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a close up of a rail lifting train. 65 Ibs of rails were being placed in a gondola by the crane. The work crew consisted of: a crane driver, hook onto rail men (on ground), gondola, rail positioner, 2 men collecting track fastenings found on each side of the flat care, spare men, and a supervisor.

PGE Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.046.14 · Pièce · Aug. 1969
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the rear portion of a southbound way freight on the passing loop in Seton Portage. Visible is a caboose with leaf springs.

PGE Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.046.23 · Pièce · Aug. 1969
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a north, upgrade, and mainly empty freight preceded by its "checking" speeder which was about to enter a crossing loop.

PGE Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.046.25 · Pièce · Aug. 1969
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts two "slave units" heading north after having been spliced into the middle of loaded southbound freight the previous day. Continous movement was performed daily.

PGE wreck at Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.047.04 · Pièce · [6 Aug. 1969]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photo depicts the interchange of passengers of a northbound dayliner around the wreckage of a derailment. Two budd car units from Vancouver can been seen in the background. Passengers were being transferred to a "scratch" train assembled at Lillooet and consisting of a budd car, caboose and a diesal switcher.

PGE wreck at Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.047.05 · Pièce · [6 Aug. 1969]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photo depicts the transfer of a Vancouveer to Lillooet dayliner to the unit made up at Lillooet wich consisted of a budd car, caboose and switcher. The scene of the Seton Portage derailment was found 100 yards behind the photo.

PGE wreck at Seton Portage
2013.6.36.1.047.12 · Pièce · [8 Aug. 1969]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photo depicts a crane #6501 in position to lift locomotive #703. It was about to re-rail one end of the locomotive. Image captured looking towards the south with the shoo-fly in the immediate foreground and Setan Lake in the background.

BC Hydro Railway Vancouver
2013.6.36.1.049.07 · Pièce · [22 June 1975]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts an interlocked grade crossing with the CPR at Clayburn. Eastbound freight had stopped as required and was proceeding across.

BCER New Westminster
2013.6.36.1.049.37 · Pièce · [June 1967]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts former BC Electric car barns in New Westminster. In the foreground remained an old flat and possibly a hoist for battery plates.

BC Hydro Railway Fort Langley
2013.6.36.1.049.41 · Pièce · 8 Oct. 1972
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a CPR unit coal train travelling eastward at the Livingstone Road grade crossing, near the freeway and with half of the train already on the CNR connector. This connects the main line of BC Hydro Railway with the CNR main line (known as the Rawlison Subdivision CNR).

BC Hydro Railway Abbotsford
2013.6.36.1.049.43 · Pièce · [3 June 1973]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a westbound way freight switching at the Matsqui Industrial Centre on the north side of Abbotsford. Train consisted of BC Hydro Railway locomotives and 25 box cars.

Great Northern Railway - Vancouver
2013.6.36.1.050.07 · Pièce · 6 Feb. 1968
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts the Great Northern Railway station in main street Vancouver. Image captured looking west with the CNR trackage to the left. Lifted track in the foreground used to be depot track. Visible are switchers and a sand car found behind them.

MacMillan Bloedel, Nanaimo
2013.6.36.1.051.17 · Pièce · [14 June 1972]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts locomotive #1077 built by Montreal Locomotive Works in 1923. It was the road engine for log traffic to Ladysmith and had been left on a spur, isolated by three breaks in the tracks. It had been out of service, as had all MacMillan Bloedel traffic, for at least 12 months.

Copper Mountain spur, Allenby
2013.6.36.1.053.02 · Pièce · [July 1966]
Fait partie de David Davies Railway Collection

Photograph depicts a former CPR grade of Copper Mountain. A spur at an Allenby concentrator was located on mile 5.6 from Princeton. Ore was first hauled on the track in October, 1920 as grading commeced in April, 1918. Track appeared to be in position, but little was it used unil 1956/1957, but then it was lifted.