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Engine 103: On the Move17 January 1977
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Westfield Heritage Village Collection
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Engine 103: On the Move17 January 1977
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Westfield Heritage Village Collection
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Engine 103: On the Move17 January 1977
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Westfield Heritage Village Collection
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The route from the park was south west, up the escarpment in the city to the 'Mountain', south to Highway 53, west to Highway 52 and north across the new Copetown bridge, just recently completed and able to hold the engine's massive weight. From 52 up Highway 8 to Kirkwall Rd. the procession made its way to its new home. What a sight it must have been to see this massive engine and tender on the move through the busy city streets of its former home!13
Engine 103: On the Move18 January 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: On the Move18 January 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: On the Move18 January 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: On the Move18 January 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: On the Move18 January 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: On the Move18 January 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: On the Move18 January 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: On the Move18 January 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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Engine 103: At Westfield20th Century, Circa 1977
Westfield Heritage Village, Rockton, Ontario, Canada
Credits:Charles Doubrough
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When the 103 arrived at Westfield in 1977 it was in deplorable condition. The boiler jacket was rusted out and the tender and cab were in sorry shape. Over the next four years staff and volunteers undertook the largest maintenance effort the engine had received since it was decommissioned in 1956. They replaced sections of the rotted boiler jacket, and prepped and repainted the entire locomotive. Although far from being a complete overhaul, it was an effort that restored the 103's dignity and made her safe and presentable to the public. |
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