Halifax & South Western Railway
Company Limited
Nova Scotia Central Railway
Company Limited
Coast Railway Co. of Nova Scotia Ltd.
Granville Valley & Victoria Beach Railway Co. Ltd.
Granville & Victoria Beach Railway & Development Co.
Halifax & Yarmouth Railway Co. Ltd.
Liverpool & Milton Railway Co. Ltd.
Liverpool & Milton Tramway Co. Ltd.
Middleton & Victoria Beach Railway Co. Ltd.
Nictaux & Atlantic Railway Co. Ltd.
Nova Scotia, Nictaux & Atlantic Central Railway Co. Ltd.
Historical Notes
General Overview
The South Shore Railway Project
August 1897
Halifax is agitating now for the construction of a direct line of railway from Halifax to Yarmouth along the South Shore. The latest contribution to the literature on the subject is a letter from Hon. A.G. Jones in the Halifax Chronicle, in which he strongly advocates the construction of this line.
As reason for the work Mr. Jones states that the D.A.R. Company is proceeding in such a manner that the interests of the Yarmouth Steamship Company are being imperilled. Mr. Jones further states that there is a feeling generally entertained in Halifax that the Dominion Atlantic railway have not shown a very ready disposition to accommodate the trade of Halifax, and that they have been rather disposed to throw their interest more towards Saint John, and for that reason it is important for Halifax to have a line that will make the city somewhat more independent and give it equal facilities with Saint John. Therefore the proposed line should be built.
Notwithstanding that the road, if constructed, will be of great benefit to Halifax — indeed that is the main object sought — Mr. Jones holds out no hope that any Halifax capital will be invested in the work. On the contrary, he says, there is no possibility of private capital being provided. The Provincial and Dominion governments, he says, have declared a willingness to give $3,200 each per mile $1,990 per kilometre, and Halifax city might grant a bonus of $500,000. As the line would be two hundred miles 320km long and the lowest estimate places the cost at $18,000 per mile $11,200 per kilometre, there would still be a very large sum of money to be raised, which might be obtained by bonding the road.
[Digby Weekly Courier, 27 August 1897]
Halifax & South Western Railway Co. Ltd.
Acts respecting the Halifax & South Western Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1902 chapter 1 — Act respecting the Halifax & South Western Railway Co.
NSL 1902 chapter 2 — Act confirming charter
DOM 1903 chapter 57 —
NSL 1903 chapter 75 — To enable the City of Halifax to contribute toward the cost of land for right of way
NSL 1903 chapter 83 — To enable Halifax Municipality to contribute toward the cost of land for right of way
NSL 1903 chapter 152 — To authorize Chester Municipality to borrow money to pay for land taken for H&SWR right of way
NSL 1904 chapter 34 — Act to authorize extension of time
NSL 1904 chapter 53 — Amendment
NSL 1904 chapter 54 — Amendment
NSL 1904 chapter 55 — Amendment
NSL 1904 chapter 109 — To authorize Town of Bridgewater to borrow money to pay for land taken for H&SWR right of way
NSL 1904 chapter 135 — Amendment
NSL 1905 chapter 1 — Act relating to Halifax & South Western Railway Co. and Halifax & Yarmouth Railway Co. and Middleton & Victoria Beach Railway Co.
NSL 1905 chapter 122 — Act respecting crossing of streets in Shelburne
DOM 1906 chapter 43 —
NSL 1906 chapter 129 —
NSL 1907 chapter 11 —
NSL 1907 chapter 12 — Amendment
NSL 1907 chapter 14 — Act relating to Liverpool & Milton Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1907 chapter 80 — Act respecting Patrick Kehoe, damages by H&SWR Co. Ltd.
DOM 1908 chapter 63 —
NSL 1908 chapter 127 — Act respecting H&SWR right of way
NSL 1909 chapter 7 — Act respecting unfinished work, etc.
DOM 1910 chapter 51 —
NSL 1911 chapter 27 — Amendment
NSL 1912 chapter 27 —
NSL 1913 chapter 64 —
DOM 1914 chapter 20 —
DOM 1917 chapter 24 —
DOM 1919 chapter 13 —
CNR Passenger Train Timetable, Bridgewater
Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Bridgewater Bulletin, November 21, 1922
All of these trains were powered by coal-burning steam locomotives.
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The above advertisement refers to "Passenger and Mixed Trains". A Mixed Train carried both passengers and freight. Along its route, the train would stop at the stations to pick up and drop passengers, and it would switch sidings wherever there were freight cars to be 'set out' or taken away. For example, the weekly Mixed Train from Bridgewater to Port Wade and return, each Wednesday, had a passenger car to accomodate any passengers who wanted to travel along that route, also it would take freight cars from Bridgewater for delivery to sidings along the way, and it would take away from sidings any freight cars that had been emptied or filled and were ready to go. Mixed Trains were not a fast way to travel, but they offered dependable, comfortable, low-cost transportation at a time when a traveller had little alternative other than a horse.
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Go to: H&SWR Passenger Train Schedules
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625railway03.html
D.A.R. Passengers Travel on H.&S.W.
D.A.R. Closed to Traffic
30 March 1923
The Canadian National Express from Halifax on Friday [30 March 1923] carried a large passenger list for the steamship at Yarmouth owing to the D.A.R. line being out of commission.
[Bridgewater Bulletin, 3 April 1923]
In the early 1920s, each Friday at 6:30pm a steamship departed Yarmouth for Boston, a regular service that many travellers used. The Dominion Atlantic Railway operated a special passenger train each Friday, leaving Halifax and travelling through the Annapolis Valley, reaching the wharf at Yarmouth in time for travellers to transfer to the steamship for Boston. At that time, this was the fastest way to travel from Halifax to Boston. However, on Friday, March 30th, 1923, trains were unable to operate over the Dominion Atlantic Railway line because of washouts caused by a storm a few days before.
In the 1920s there were two railways operating trains between Halifax and Yarmouth: the D.A.R. from Halifax through Windsor, Kentville, Middleton and Digby to Yarmouth, and the Canadian National Railways line — usually called the Halifax & South Western Railway — along the South Shore from Halifax through Chester, Bridgewater, Liverpool and Shelburne to Yarmouth.
When the D.A.R. boat train was cancelled, the two railway managements arranged for the D.A.R. passengers to be transferred to the C.N.R. (H.&S.W.R.) train. The transfer was simple for the passengers because both D.A.R. and C.N.R. trains going to Yarmouth departed Halifax from the same railway station. No doubt an additional passenger car or two was added to the C.N.R. train to accomodate the extra passengers.
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D.A.R. Still Closed to Traffic
Dominion Atlantic Railway passengers between Halifax and Yarmouth are travelling by the Halifax and South Western both ways today on account of the freshets on the D.A.R.
[The Bridgewater Bulletin, 10 April 1923]
N.S.C.R. Also Closed to Traffic
Nova Scotia Central Railway
The freshet on Monday [9 April 1923] destroyed some small dams on the LaHave River and piled large pieces of ice over the railway track in many places so that the Caledonia and Middleton trains had to be cancelled for that day.
[Bridgewater Bulletin, 10 April 1923]
The railway between Bridgewater and Middleton — built in the late 1880s by the Nova Scotia Central Railway — in 1923 was owned and operated by Canadian National Railways but was still often called the N.S.C.R.
For about fifteen kilometres upstream from Bridgewater this track closely followed the east bank of the LaHave River in Lunenburg County, and in many places was only a metre or two above the river's normal water level. In late winter and early spring, when rain caused the river ice to break up, it was not uncommon for ice blockades to form here and there along the river. These temporary ice dams formed quickly and could cause the river water to rise two or three metres in a few hours. At such times the railway track was often under water and trains had to be cancelled until the water went down.
The Caledonia train operated six days a week from Caledonia to New Germany and Bridgewater in the morning, returning in the afternoon. The Middleton train operated six days a week from Bridgewater to Middleton and return. Both trains travelled along the N.S.C.R. track between Bridgewater and New Germany, and both had to be cancelled if that track was impassable.
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In the 1920s the railways provided the most important transportation service – for both passengers and freight – throughout Nova Scotia (and pretty much everywhere else in North America). When the trains were delayed or cancelled, for any reason, there were immediate and serious effects on many people and businesses. Travellers were stranded, and freight could not be moved. The mail was stopped. Any disruption in the normal railway operations had an immediate and far-reaching impact, and such events were newsworthy.
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Liverpool Station Closed Permanently
The Liverpool CN Station closed on 23 January 1981 and agent-operator Clarence Nicol chose to take a two month early retirement.
Source: http://www.hanksnow.com/railroad.html
Coast Railway Co. of Nova Scotia Ltd.
NSL 1893 chapter 154 — Act to incorporate the Coast Railway Co. of Nova Scotia Ltd.
NSL 1894 chapter 102 — Act to amend, with power to extend
NSL 1895 chapter 124 — Amendment
NSL 1896 chapter 103 — Act to amend, with power to extend to Lockeport
NSL 1896 chapter 154 —
DOM 1897 chapter 4 —
NSL 1897 chapter 84 — Amendment
NSL 1897 chapter 85 — Amendment
NSL 1899 chapter 123 — Act to provide for reappraisal of land taken for right of way
NSL 1899 chapter 128 — Change name to Halifax & Yarmouth Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1904 chapter 136 — To amend chapter 128 of 1899, respecting the Coast Railway Co. of Nova Scotia Ltd.
The original plan (1893) was to build a railway connect Yarmouth to Lockeport
via East Pubnico, Wood's Harbour, Barrington Passage and Shelburne.
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The Coast Railway Begins Operations
August 1897
The Coast Railway has commenced a regular train service.
[Digby Weekly Courier, 13 August 1897]
The business on the Coast Railway is away beyond the expectations of the management.
[Digby Weekly Courier, 20 August 1897]
200 Passengers a Day
Work on the Coast Railway is progressing nicely. The road is already doing an immense business in natural local trade, which is supplemented by one or two excursions each week. On boat days the road sometimes handles as many as 200 passengers, and local freight is developing wonderfully. In fact, the business is beyond the expectations of the company. The "bargain excursion" feature is being well received by Yarmouth merchants. As yet the public are somewhat hampered in transfer arrangements at Yarmouth as the Coast Railway company have been unable to make amicable arrangements with the D.A.R.
[Digby Weekly Courier, 27 August 1897]
Coast Railway Plans to Build to Shelburne
The Yarmouth News says that the Coast Railway proposes completing their line to Shelburne early next year. They will then place a fast boat on between Shelburne and Halifax to connect at Shelburne with the train to and from Yarmouth.
[Digby Weekly Courier, 8 October 1897]
Coast Railway Legislative History
Yarmouth to Shelburne
In 1893, the Coast Railway was chartered (1893, chapter 154) by the Nova Scotia Legislature. It had a complex history and there is some thought that it was created to be bought out. This was originally planned as a narrow gauge railway, which would be cheaper to build, virtually the only narrow gauge public carrier the Nova Scotia legislature ever authorized. The original plan was to connect Yarmouth via East Pubnico, Wood's Harbour, Barrington Passage and Shelburne to Lockeport. Soon (1894, chapter 102), the company was active and extended its plans to include branches from Tusket to Carleton and Kempt (inland in Yarmouth County) and from Pubnico Head to West Pubnico (down the west side of Pubnico Harbour). Another branch would run from Barrington Passage to Port LaTour. Additional powers were granted in 1895 (chapter 124), the most important of which was the authority to change to standard gauge...
Excerpted from:
A Legislative History of Nova Scotia Railways by J.R. Cameron
http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/
LegislativeHistoryOfNSRailways.html
Leonard Atwood
and the Coast Railway
There is an interesting link between the Coast Railway of Nova Scotia,
one of the H&SW's predecessor companies, and the remarkable WW&F,
in Maine. The narrow-gauge Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railroad
has been described in several books. Perhaps the best, and certainly
the most comprehensive that I know of, is Two Feet to Tidewater
by Robert C. Jones and David L. Register, ISBN 0871087294,
Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder, Colorado, 1987, which explicitly
mentions the H&SWR on page 55. (The WW&F was built to a gauge
of 24 inches 60 cm, the "Two Feet" in the book title.)
Leonard Atwood was born in Farmington Falls, Maine, on 30 July 1845. He served
in the Union Navy from April 1862 to May 1864, during the American Civil War.
After leaving the Navy, Atwood started working for an obscure new company, Flagler
and Rockefeller, which was selling oil by the barrel. (Following a consolidation in
1870, the company became known the Standard Oil Company.) Atwood was interested
in anything mechanical, and in the 1870s made a lot of money installing elevators
in hotels, using machinery he designed and manufactured.
In the early 1880s, Atwood sold his elevator patents to Elisha Graves Otis and moved
to Nova Scotia, where he went to work organizing the Coast Railway, built southward
from Yarmouth in the early 1890s. The Coast Railway was a narrow-gauge railway –
an interesting choice in that narrow-gauge railways were common in Maine but
rare in Nova Scotia. In Maine, the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railroad
was incorporated in the spring of 1901 to take over the Wiscasset & Quebec Railroad;
in June 1901 Leonard Atwood became president of the WW&F. Atwood died in 1930.
(Question: Is there a connection between Leonard Atwood and the community
name "Atwoods Brook" about 5 km west of Barrington Passage?
Note by ICS, 8 March 2003
Go To: History of the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railroad
http://www.wwfry.org/history/history.html
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Granville Valley & Victoria Beach Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1891 chapter 126 — Act to incorporate the Granville Valley & Victoria Beach Railway Co. Ltd.
Granville & Victoria Beach Railway & Development Co.
NSL 1897 chapter 82 — Act to incorporate the Granville & Victoria Beach Railway & Development Co. Ltd.
NSL 1899 chapter 129 — Amendment
NSL 1901 chapter 160 — Act to revive and amend chapter 82 of 1897, re Granville & Victoria Beach Railway & Development Co. Ltd.
NSL 1903 chapter 175 — Act to revive and amend chapter 82 of 1897, re Granville & Victoria Beach Railway & Development Co. Ltd.
Granville & Victoria Beach Railway & Development Co.
August 1897
These are days of much talk in railway circles, and there is no lack of schemes. The recent impetus given by the transpirings on the south coast of Nova Scotia has started the Granville project again. One of the promoters of this road, which is as yet only in the prospective, is quoted as saying that the prospects are growing brighter every day and that it is a sure thing. The expense will be only about $12,000 per mile about $7,500 per kilometre and it is thought that this can be raised by subsidies and debenture. The chief hope of the scheme lies at the western terminus of the line. At Digby Gut nature has provided a magnificent harbour and the Furness and other lines of steam ships running between St. John and England would probably make this a port of call during the apple-shipping season, thus diverting a large amount of this business from all along the Granville country. A summer hotel at Victoria Beach is another probability. The scheme has a good sound and it is to be hoped that it may materialize, but it will likely be some time in the future.
[Digby Weekly Courier, 27 August 1897]
Halifax & Yarmouth Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1893 chapter 154 — Act to incorporate the Coast Railway Co. of Nova Scotia Ltd.
NSL 1899 chapter 128 — Change name to Halifax & Yarmouth Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1900 chapter 105 — Relating to reassessment of land in the Municipality of Barrington taken for right of way
DOM 1901 chapter 7 —
NSL 1901 chapter 3 —
NSL 1904 chapter 136 — To amend chapter 128 of 1899
NSL 1905 chapter 1 — Act relating to Halifax & South Western Railway Co. and Halifax & Yarmouth Railway Co. and Middleton & Victoria Beach Railway Co.
NSL 1906 chapter 128 — Act respecting assessment of land taken in Argyle Municipality for right of way for Halifax & Yarmouth Railway Co.
Liverpool & Milton Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1896 chapter 88 — Act to incorporate the Liverpool & Milton Tramway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1900 chapter 176 — Act to change name to Liverpool & Milton Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1907 chapter 14 — Act relating to Liverpool & Milton Railway Co. Ltd.
The Liverpool and Milton Railway was purchased by the Halifax and South Western Railway Company in 1907.
Historical notes by Robert Chant
http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/
LiverpoolAndMiltonRailway.htm
Liverpool & Milton Tramway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1896 chapter 88 — Act to incorporate the Liverpool & Milton Tramway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1897 chapter 87 — Amendment
NSL 1900 chapter 176 — Act to change name to Liverpool & Milton Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1907 chapter 155 — Amendment
NSL 1910 chapter 151 — Amendment
NSL 1910 chapter 152 — Amendment
See: Liverpool & Milton Railway Co. Ltd.
The Liverpool and Milton Tramway Company was incorporated in 1896, and was opened for regular traffic on 1 February 1897. The track was constructed from tidewater at Liverpool through Milton, to the pulp mill of the Milton Pulp company. The name was changed to the Liverpool and Milton Railway by chapter 176 of the Acts of 1900, which also authorized the company to sell the railway to any other company.
Historical notes by Robert Chant
http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/
LiverpoolAndMiltonRailway.htm
Middleton & Victoria Beach Railway Co. Ltd.
DOM 1900 chapter 8 —
DOM 1901 chapter 7 —
DOM 1903 chapter 57 —
NSL 1903 chapter 175 —
NSL 1904 chapter 142 — To Authorize changes in location of track
NSL 1905 chapter 1 — Act relating to Halifax & South Western Railway Co. and Halifax & Yarmouth Railway Co. and Middleton & Victoria Beach Railway Co.
NSL 1906 chapter 2 — To confirm mortgage on Middleton & Victoria Beach Railway Co.
In 1905, the Middleton & Victoria Beach Railway was purchased by the Halifax & South Western Railway.
Historical notes by John Cameron
http://www.trainweb.org/canadianrailways/articles/
MiddletonAndVictoriaBeachRailway.htm
Nictaux & Atlantic Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1873 chapter 40 — Act to incorporate the Nictaux & Atlantic Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1875 chapter 70 — Act to change name to Nova Scotia, Nictaux & Atlantic Central Railway
Nova Scotia, Nictaux & Atlantic Central Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1873 chapter 40 — Act to incorporate the Nictaux & Atlantic Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1875 chapter 70 — Act to change name to Nova Scotia, Nictaux & Atlantic Central Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1877 chapter 27 — Amendment, extension from Bridgewater to Lunenburg
NSL 1879 chapter 67 — Amendment
NSL 1878 chapter 23 — Amendment
NSL 1882 chapter 20 — Act for the Consolidation of Nova Scotia Railways
NSL 1882 chapter 22 — Amendment
NSL 1883 chapter 19 — Act to Authorize a Provincial Loan, section 1b
NSL 1884 chapter 3 — Act to Authorize a Provincial Loan, section 2a
NSL 1884 chapter 6 — Amendment
NSL 1885 chapter 38 — Amendment
NSL 1886 chapter 17 — Act to change name to Nova Scotia Central Railway Co. Ltd.
Nova Scotia Central Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1873 chapter 40 — Act to incorporate the Nictaux & Atlantic Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1875 chapter 70 — Act to change name to Nova Scotia, Nictaux & Atlantic Central Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1886 chapter 17 — Act to change name to Nova Scotia Central Railway Co. Ltd.
NSL 1887 chapter 3 — Amendment
NSL 1888 chapter 77 — Amendment
NSL 1889 chapter 79 — Amendment
NSL 1889 chapter 80 — Act respecting depot grounds of NSCR at Bridgewater
NSL 1889 chapter 81 — Act to empower NSCR extension to Margaretville
NSL 1890 chapter 65 — Amendment
NSL 1890 chapter 66 — Amendment
NSL 1890 chapter 67 — Amendment
NSL 1891 chapter 67 — Amendment
NSL 1891 chapter 93 — Act respecting payment of balance of subsidy to NSCR
NSL 1892 chapter 114 — Act to appoint Commissioners to hear appeals re land damages
NSL 1892 chapter 115 — Amendment
NSL 1893 chapter 47 — Amendment
NSL 1893 chapter 116 — Act to authorize a highway from the Mahone Bay station
Nova Scotia Central Railway subsidy $411,119
The expenditure for construction with reference to payments for
subsidy to the Nova Scotia Central Railway by the Government of
Nova Scotia, stands up to the 1st of January, 1893, as follows:
Total subsidy authorized after deducting
allowance for diverge is . . . . . . . . . . . $411,119.94
Deduct amount paid to the passing of
the Act of 1882 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 95,696.13
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Leaving a balance in 1882 of . . . . . . . . . . . $315,423.81
Out of this there has been paid:
Certificates during 1884 . . . . . . $ 14,891.01
Certificates during 1885 . . . . . . 11,962.75
Certificates during 1886 . . . . . . 14,477.79
Certificates during 1887 . . . . . . 8,234,66
Certificates during 1888 . . . . . . 44,000.00
Certificates during 1889 . . . . . . 171,145.69
Certificates during 1890 . . . . . . 20,000.00
Certificates during 1891 . . . . . . 15,000.00
Certificates during 1892 . . . . . . 10,000.00 $309,711.90
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Leaving a balance on 1st January 1893 . . . . . . $ 5,711.91
Source: Appendix No. 7, pages 7-8
Journals of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, 1893
Nova Scotia Central Railway
Lunenburg - Bridgewater - Middleton
Stations
1893
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miles
note 1
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Station |
miles
note 2
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km |
| 0 |
Lunenburg |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 7 |
Mahone Bay
(note 3)
|
6.5 |
10.5 |
| 9 |
Blockhouse |
8.2 |
13.2 |
| 18 |
Bridgewater |
17.9 |
28.8 |
| 25 |
Northfield |
25.2 |
40.6 |
| 29 |
Riversdale |
27.8 |
44.8 |
| 34 |
New Germany |
33.3 |
53.6 |
| 41 |
Cherryfield |
40.0 |
64.4 |
| 45 |
Springfield |
44.0 |
70.8 |
| 52 |
Dalhousie |
50.8 |
81.8 |
| 62 |
Albany |
61.6 |
99.2 |
| 64 |
Alpena |
63.6 |
102.4 |
| 68 |
Cleveland |
- |
- |
| 70 |
Nictaux |
68.9 |
110.9 |
| 74 |
Middleton |
73.9 |
119.0 |
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Note 1: Belcher's Almanack, 1893, (page 164)
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Note 2: Altitudes in the Dominion of Canada, 1915
(page 203) by James White, F.R.S.C., F.R.G.S.
Deputy Head of the Commission of Conservation
Ottawa
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Note 3: In 1893 the NSCR Mahone Bay station was located on Station Street, about one km from the better-known H&SWR station built about 1904.
Nova Scotia Central Railway
Timetable Number One
Commencing Monday, Dec. 23rd, 1889
Source:
NSCR Ad in the Kentville Western Chronicle, 21 May 1890
The above was scanned 15 September 2000, directly from the original newspaper, generously loaned to me by Mr. Ed Coleman of Kentville.
1904 July 1
First Train to Caledonia
On this day, the Nova Scotia Central Railway opened its new branch line railway from New Germany, Lunenburg County, through Hemford, Pleasant River, Brookfield Mines, and South Brookfield, to Caledonia, Queens County, 22.1 miles 35.6 km by running its first passenger train to Caledonia and return. The NSCR was controlled by the Halifax & South Western Railway Company, which in turn was controlled by Mackenzie & Mann. At the time of construction in 1903, Mackenzie & Mann were making plans for the completion of the H&SW railway from Halifax to Yarmouth, and the route from Bridgewater to Shelburne was under discussion. For a time, it was proposed that the route from Bridgewater to Shelburne should go via New Germany and Caledonia, which would use the LaHave River Bridge on the Caledonia Branch and thus avoid the considerable expense of a second large bridge across the LaHave River at Bridgewater; this route had been located by the Nova Scotia Southern Railway, passing through South Brookfield and near New Elm, and a detailed survey had been completed, including elevations of the track at all crossings of significant rivers and streams, and then-existing roads; the distance along the centre line of the track, from New Germany to Clement Street in Shelburne, was 70.5 miles 113.5 km. The route that was finally selected, for the Halifax to Yarmouth main line, crossed the LaHave River at Bridgewater. The Caledonia branch line continued operating into the 1970s.
Notes
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Go To: H&SW Railway passenger train schedules
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Go To: History of Railway Companies in Nova Scotia
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Go To: History of Telegraph and Telephone Companies in Nova Scotia
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Go To: History of Electric Power Companies in Nova Scotia
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/300/nova_scotias_electronic_attic/07-04-09/www.littletechshoppe.com/ns1625electric.html
Go To: Index to other online Nova Scotia History
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Go To: Nova Scotia Quotations
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Go To: Photographs of War Memorials, Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia
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Go To: Home Page
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