Hello List Members:
I have been reading discussions on CPR steam, questions just when
12-wheel tenders came on line. When I get the chance will try and answer
the question.
To be short on this duscussion-these tenders replaced the 8-wheel
tenders on the heavy G-3 Class 4-6-2's of the 2300 to 2350 series
commencing in and around 1928. Anumber of the G-4 heavy 4-6-2's of the
2700 series, such as 2708, 2710,2711, 2712, 2713, 2714, 2715, 2716. All
these pretty well on th Prairies.The new 4-6-4 "Hudson"s 2800 to 2819
commenned comin new to CP in 1928 and onward. The T1-a's all 12-wheel
tenders-1929-1930 of the "Selkirks" 5900 to 5919. Experimental
Hi-Pressured 2-10-4 8000. The new to be called "Royal Hudsons" 2820 to
2864 the same.
Its too long of a story, will try and get back. In Omer Lavallee's Great
Book on Canadian Pacific steam-non of the pictures o the
semi-streamlined 2351 to 2399 heavy 4-6-2's all show 8-wheel tenders
the same as the continuation of the semi-streamlined G-3's 2400 to 2472.
ut some of these semi-streamlined 2300's on the prairies received the
12-wheel tender, as well as about 10 of them re-equipped with 12-wheel
tenders on Montreal-Saint John, N.B. passenger service-east of Montreal
especially through Maine-a problem with coaling stops. Yes, even the P-2
5300's a few had them, in later years towards the last years of steam.
"Still Love Steam"-Fortunate To Brought Up In The Great CP Steam Days"
Don Scott-Coquitlam, B.C.
