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| In October of 1961, CNR ten wheel type number 1541 (ex-1336) had its
appointment with the scrappers at the CN London Reclamation Plant. This
photo is from the George Dutka collection. |
By Peter Mumby.It
is October of 1961, and yet another steam locomotive is being cut up at
the London Reclamation Yard. Fortunately, the cab side panel featuring
the engine number is propped up near the front of the tender which is
being dismantled, and it is apparent that the victim is CNR 4-6-0 number
1541. According to Don McQueen, this locomotive had been assembled by
MLW in 1911 as Canadian Northern number 275. It had spent most of its
working life first as CaNoR and then CNR 1336. In early 1957 it had its
final number change, this time to 1541. This had been done to clear
the 1300 number series to be re-used by some of the SW1200RS diesels
that were on order from General Motors Diesel.
Thanks for posting, Peter. My Dad had some similar experiences at Turcot Yard. For railfans, probably about 0.5% of a steamer's mass interests them like number boards, cab appurtenances etc. So much steel!
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Your welcome Eric.
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