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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.014.002 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
A 1924 Plymouth DLC6 8-ton gasoline powered 0-4-0 locomotive (1964.001.475). Also known as Sandy. Construction Number is 1894. Photograph taken on Wellburn's property in Deerholme. |
Image File Name |
1960 - Sandy Locomotive - Deerholme - 2019014002 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1960/ / |
Place |
Deerholme |
Provenance |
Sandy was built in 1924 with a construction number of 1894. She was built by Plymouth Locomotive Works. BC Department of Railways inspection certificate shows it undergoing its first inspection at BC Cement Company’s Blubber Bay (Texada Island) operation on December 15, 1950, as locomotive No.1. This railway operation closed in 1953. It was acquired in 1953 by Gerry Wellburn and used on his personal railway, Glenora & Western Railway and re-numbered No. 23. Born in Yorkshire, England in 1900, Gerry Wellburn moved to Victoria and later to Duncan in the 30s. Since a kid, Wellburn had been an avid collector first finding interest in stamps. In 1963, the Cowichan Valley Forest Museum Society (CVFM) was formed, and Wellburn, with the help of friends like Hector Stone, moved his collection of forestry artifacts (and more) from his home in Deerholme to a 15-acre site in Duncan overlooking Somenos Lake. It took several years of organizing and planning before the first visitors were welcomed in 1965. The museum was officially opened the following year. The name was changed to the BC Forest Museum (BCFM) in 1973. Gerry visited the BCFM for the last time in 1991 stating that, "I think you're finally getting it right." In 1999, the name was changed again to the current BC Forest Discovery Centre. |
Search Terms |
plymouth sandy no. 23 Deerholme railway tracks Collection BCFDC 1894 Glenora & Western Railway No. 1 |
Collection |
BC Forest Museum Collection |
People |
Wellburn |
Subjects |
Locomotives Documentary, Cowichan Valley |