Wellburn | BC Forest Discovery Centre

1958.001.001 - Brochure

Glenora Western Railway, Deerholme 1.5 miles of narrow gauge track.

Record Type: Archive

1963.900.001 - Print, Photographic

Black and white photograph depicting a 1-Vulcan steam locomotive, 18 tons, 4 wheel, saddle tank (No. 25) and narrow gauge. The locomotive is also known as Samson. It is 1964.001.477 in the objects catalog. The locomotive is moving on some tracks with some passengers, and the No. 10 caboose is also attached to it. The caboose had a plywood body with metal ladder and plywood platform inside. Centre portion of roof raised and open. It is 1964.001...

Record Type: Photo

1964.001.049 - Vehicle, Steam

1913 Mann 5 Ton Steam Tipping Wagon 118028BC Built by the Mann Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Co., Hunslett Leeds Shipped to the lower mainland or Oak Bay in 1912. Used as truck for some years before being cut in half to provide power for a small sawmil for approximately 30 years. Salvaged by Gerry Wellburn in the 1950's. Restored in (1999).

Record Type: Object

1964.001.156 - loader, log

Skagit Steel and Iron Works MAC Little Tugger December 2018-damaged in stormed June 2020-restored,repainted

Record Type: Object

1964.001.455 - Skeleton Log Car

Original - 40 ft car (beam) length, 43' overall length, knuckle to knuckle 2022, rebuild - 31'6" (beam) length, 34' overall length, knuckle to knuckle knuckles - built by Tower Steel

Record Type: Object

1964.1.465 - Car, Passenger

known as the Gondola

Record Type: Object

1964.900.001 - Print, Photographic

Planted (Nova Scotia) Red Pine at Forest Museum, Sept 20, 1964. Gerry Wellburn, Councillor Elaine Dobbyn, Junior Forest Wardens (assisting)

Record Type: Photo

1966.600.001 - Museum

log cabin-style building

Record Type: Object

1970.001.993 - Building, Exhibition

1970-91 housed the "Tree Room" consisting of numerous displays (see file). Renamed the Glynne Jones Building in 1992 in hounour of his contributions. Source: Catalogue Information on Major Artifacts at the BC Forest Museum, C8. Moved to Museum in 1970 from Deerholme, former Wellburn Timbers office. Glynne Jones (1918-92) was a member of the Cowichan Valley Hoo Hoo Club. Jones worked for MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., and was a Director for the...

Record Type: Object

1976.100.001 - Print, Photographic

Gerry Wellburn operating a railroad switch to enable the locomotive behind him, Cowichan Valley Railway No. 24 ("Susie"), to be guided from one track to another. Susie is a 12 ton 0-4-0 tank narrow gauge locomotive built by Vulcan Iron Works of Pennsylvania. The photo is by Irving Strickland of the Victoria Times.

Record Type: Photo

1976.100.004 - Print, Photographic

Gerry Wellburn cleaning the beam headlight of Cowichan Valley Railway Locomotive No. 25, also known as Samson. The locomotive is a 18 ton 0-4-0 saddle tank engine built by Vulcan Iron Works in Pennsylvania built in 1910. Photograph is undated. Printed by Flett Studios Limited.

Record Type: Photo

1976.100.005 - Print, Photographic

Cowichan Valley Railway Locomotive No. 25, "Samson", carrying passengers on the tracks of Glenora & Western Railway. G&WR was on Wellburn's property in Deerholme. The locomotive is a 18 ton 0-4-0 saddle tank engine built by Vulcan Iron Works in Pennsylvania built in 1910.

Record Type: Photo

1976.100.038 - Print, Photographic

Cowichan Valley Railway Locomotive No. 25 (Samson) at the BC Forest Museum (formerly the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum, now known as the BC Forest Discovery Centre). The locomotive is passing some picnic tables. The parking lot and the wooden sculpture "Puu Paa" can be seen in the background. See 1976.100.033 for more information on the wooden sculpture. Photograph is undated but presumed to be c.1970's.

Record Type: Photo