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Canadian Pacific Railway

London Division

London Division Power

G2 class 2582 with standard size tender. (Three years earlier it still had a small 5,000 gallon tender)
London August 4, 1958 Ray Deschenes/Bruce Chapman Collection

Class P1e 23" x 32" cyl. 63"drv. 190 lbs. pressure 43,400 t.e. (ex 5078 MLW #52765 Sept. 1913)
Rebuilt CPR Feb. 1927 London, September 2, 1956 Howard Davis/Bud Laws Collection

The assignment of motive power (locomotives) on the Ontario District saw London at the bottom of the pile. Old well-worn P1's (5100 series 2-8-2's) and slightly newer P2's, along with old G2 (2500 4-6-2's) plus D-10 class 4-6-0's on the branches, made up the bulk of the steam locomotives. Old M4 class 2-8-0's in Windsor and London yards and a couple of 0-6-0's at Goderich and Guelph. Only a handful of newer steam engines were allotted to London.

Class P2e 5375 23" x 32" cyl. 63" drv. 57,100 t.e. 250 lbs. pressure. CLC #1789 Nov.1926
London May 23, 1959 Howard W.Ameling/Bud Laws Collection
Note: Apparently this engine has a tender off another engine since it is a 12-wheel tender of 12,000 gallons of water and 21 tons coal capacity which were normally on P2a and P2d sub-classes only. P2e's normally had 16 ton, 10,000 gallon 8-wheel tenders while other P2's had tenders of 14 or 18 tons and 10,000 gallons.
5375 was a Lambton engine prior to being assigned to London.

P2g 5414 with 275 lbs. and 57,500 t.e. 18-ton, 10,000 gals. MLW 69284 8/40
London. Collection of Harold K. Vollrath
Beginning with 5405 the P2's took on a more modern appearance with semi-streamlining that distinguished CPR steam locomotives. CLC and MLW would continue building these engines until P2k 5473 in October 1948.

Yard Engines

Diesels came to the yard first, with "Made in London" GMD SW8 800HP yard switchers along with ALCO S2 1000HP switchers 7062 and 7063 in Windsor. The last 0-6-0 anywhere on the CPR, 6275 finished up in Goderich yard at 12 noon Saturday December 6, 1958 and was replaced by MLW S3 6589 until delivery in early May of 1959 of a new, tiny 500HP CLC diesel-hydraulic switcher, number 17.

Road freight diesels came in the form of MLW RS-3's and FA2 "covered wagon" A and B units, later MLW RS-10's, all of which were maintained at St.Luc (Montreal) as roundhouses everywhere were scaled back or closed down.

Woodstock area branch lines were operated by SW1200RS 1200 HP units, a Canadian-only GMD model designed specifically to replace D-10's and other light road engines. The CPR referred to these small road switcher units, and MLW RS-23 1000 HP road switchers officially as BLU's, Branch Line Units. Un-officially they were called "pups"! After their week's work was done on the branch they would be gathered up and sent out on a main line freight to Toronto and back. This increased wear-and-tear on the units which were on a lower maintenance schedule in consideration of their lighter duty compared to the more typical round-the-clock service of the bigger main line road units.

Steam Locomotives Assigned to London Division: July 1957

Photograph Galleries

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Gallery 2
Gallery 3
Gallery 4
Yard Engines - Steam
Yard Engines - Diesel




	Canadian Pacific Railway London Division London Division Power G2 class 2582 with standard size tender. (Three years earlier it still had a small 5,000 gallon tender) London August 4, 1958 Ray Deschenes/Bruce Chapman Collection Class P1e 23" x 32" cyl. 63"drv. 190 lbs. pressure 43,400 t.e. (ex 5078 MLW #52765 Sept. 1913) Rebuilt CPR Feb. 1927 London, September 2, 1956 Howard Davis/Bud Laws Collection The assignment of motive power (locomotives) on the Ontario District saw London at the bottom of the pile. Old well-worn P1's (5100 series 2-8-2's) and slightly newer P2's, along with old G2 (2500 4-6-2's) plus D-10 class 4-6-0's on the branches, made up the bulk of the steam locomotives. Old M4 class 2-8-0's in Windsor and London yards and a couple of 0-6-0's at Goderich and Guelph. Only a handful of newer steam engines were allotted to London. Class P2e 5375 23" x 32" cyl. 63" drv. 57,100 t.e. 250 lbs. pressure. CLC #1789 Nov.1926 London May 23, 1959 Howard W.Ameling/Bud Laws Collection Note: Apparently this engine has a tender off another engine since it is a 12-wheel tender of 12,000 gallons of water and 21 tons coal capacity which were normally on P2a and P2d sub-classes only. P2e's normally had 16 ton, 10,000 gallon 8-wheel tenders while other P2's had tenders of 14 or 18 tons and 10,000 gallons. 5375 was a Lambton engine prior to being assigned to London. P2g 5414 with 275 lbs. and 57,500 t.e. 18-ton, 10,000 gals. MLW 69284 8/40 London. Collection of Harold K. Vollrath Beginning with 5405 the P2's took on a more modern appearance with semi-streamlining that distinguished CPR steam locomotives. CLC and MLW would continue building these engines until P2k 5473 in October 1948. Yard Engines Diesels came to the yard first, with "Made in London" GMD SW8 800HP yard switchers along with ALCO S2 1000HP switchers 7062 and 7063 in Windsor. The last 0-6-0 anywhere on the CPR, 6275 finished up in Goderich yard at 12 noon Saturday December 6, 1958 and was replaced by MLW S3 6589 until delivery in early May of 1959 of a new, tiny 500HP CLC diesel-hydraulic switcher, number 17. Road freight diesels came in the form of MLW RS-3's and FA2 "covered wagon" A and B units, later MLW RS-10's, all of which were maintained at St.Luc (Montreal) as roundhouses everywhere were scaled back or closed down. Woodstock area branch lines were operated by SW1200RS 1200 HP units, a Canadian-only GMD model designed specifically to replace D-10's and other light road engines. The CPR referred to these small road switcher units, and MLW RS-23 1000 HP road switchers officially as BLU's, Branch Line Units. Un-officially they were called "pups"! After their week's work was done on the branch they would be gathered up and sent out on a main line freight to Toronto and back. This increased wear-and-tear on the units which were on a lower maintenance schedule in consideration of their lighter duty compared to the more typical round-the-clock service of the bigger main line road units. Steam Locomotives Assigned to London Division: July 1957 Photograph Galleries Gallery 1 Gallery 2 Gallery 3 Gallery 4 Yard Engines - Steam Yard Engines - Diesel Back (Use your browser Back button)
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