Thurso and Nation Valley Locomotive 10

Thurso and Nation Valley Railway (T&NVR) No. 10 was built in 1946 by General Electric at its Erie Pennsylvania plant for the Singer Manufacturing factory in Elizabethport New Jersey. In 1960, Singer moved the locomotive to their plant at Thurso Quebec where it was used for switching around the Singer yard for the T&NVR. It was sold in 1988 and moved near Wakefield Quebec for the proposed tourist railway being promoted by Andy Tommy for operations between Hull and Wakefield. Stored at the Edelweiss Ski Resort No. 10 was never used and remained there for 12 years. In 2000, the Society purchased the locomotive and had it moved by truck to the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

No 10 had a close connection with the Society during its latter days with the T&NVR. The locomotive was usually called to move the BRS's ex-CP superintendent's car, No 27, in and out of the T&NVR shops for the Society's restoration project for No. 27. Following its purchase by the Society, members spent two years restoring the 50-ton locomotive to operating condition where it is presently used to move Society and Museum equipment in and out of the shop. It also does double duty as a sort of passenger locomotive on special days hauling Museum visitors along the Museum tracks. Restoration continues to make No 10 as good as new.

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Last Reviewed: November 30, 2009