Countess of Dufferin

Countess of Dufferin
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number2660
Build date1872
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
Driver dia.57 in (1.4 m)
Fuel typeWood
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size15 in (380 mm) diameter × 24 in (610 mm) stroke
Career
OperatorsNorthern Pacific Railway (NP), Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), Columbia River Lumber Company
Numbers
  • NP 21
  • CPR 151
Official name
  • Countess of Dufferin (CPR)
  • The Betsy (CRLC)
Retired1911
Current ownerWinnipeg Railway Museum
DispositionOn static display

The Countess of Dufferin is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive. It was the first steam locomotive to operate in the Canadian prairie provinces and is named after Hariot Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Countess of Dufferin (later Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava), the wife of the Earl of Dufferin, a Governor General of Canada.

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