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Aldershot Transport's tender won the contract and in the winter of 1977, on frozen ground, a convoy of massive cranes and flatbed trailers entered Gage Park. The steel fence around the 103 was cut down and the first trailer was moved into position. Unexpected disaster struck as the weight of the tender came down on the trailer. The frozen earth compacted and the stumps of the steel fencing posts punctured the trailer's tires in a series of staccato bursts. One can only imagine the air turning blue as the transport team worked to repair the trailer and trim the fencing in the freezing cold. They persevered however and loaded the tender and locomotive for the fifty kilometer move to Westfield.2
Engine 103: On the Move17 January 1977
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Engine 103: On the Move17 January 1977
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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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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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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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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