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Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1960s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1960s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Westfield Heritage Village Collection
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Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1960s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Westfield Heritage Village Collection
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Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1960s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Westfield Heritage Village Collection
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Engine 103: At Gage Park1956-1977
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Many visitors to Westfield Heritage Village, where the 103 now rests, reminisce about climbing on the old engine when it was in Gage Park. As rewarding as that experience was for them, it was rather punishing for the locomotive.11
Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1970s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1970s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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The lack of security in the park left the engine vulnerable to vandals and thieves who broke lights and windows and stole brass fittings for their salvage value. The locomotive was fenced in by the Parks department and was receiving some care from Parks and the Upper Canada Railway Society but they didn't have the facilities or the budget to support an effective maintenance program.14
Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1960s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1960s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: At Gage Park20th Century, Circa 1960s
Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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In 1976, Upper Canada Railway Society spokesperson Charles Doubrough petitioned the City of Hamilton to have the locomotive moved to 'Wentworth Pioneer Village' (now called Westfield Heritage Village) in Rockton where the TH&B's Jerseyville Train Station was located. It was a debated issue but in the end the decision was made and the move was planned. A contract was advertised for a comany to move the huge locomotive from Gage Park all the way to Westfield Heritage Village.18
Charles Doubrough discusses moving the 103 to Westfield6 June 2008
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Katherine Murphy
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